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Culture May 7: Forward archivist joins “Lot Talk”
This talk will take place on Friday, May 7 at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT. Click here to register. Join the Forward, Urban Archive, and the Municipal Art Society of New York for a “Lot Talk” — a short, fun, and informal talk on random and fascinating aspects of New York City history….
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Culture May 12: Surveying American Jewry
This talk will take place on Wednesday, May 12 at 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT Watch on Facebook Live here. Forward reporter Arno Rosenfeld will interview Alan Cooperman from Pew Research Center about the Center’s new report. Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes…
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News Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words: highlights from the Forward’s 2018 interview
In February 2018, Jane Eisner, then Editor-in-Chief of The Forward, interviewed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Adas Israel Synagogue in Washington D.C. Ginsburg died on Friday at 87 after repeated battles with cancer. Here are some highlights from her nearly 90-minute conversation with Eisner. You can watch the video of the interview here….
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Culture Your questions about “Unorthodox” and leaving Hasidic communities, answered
More than 2,000 of you joined our virtual conversation last week titled “Unorthodox: Reality vs. Fiction.” Alexa Karolinski, one of the creators of the blockbuster Netflix hit, was joined by our Yiddish editor, Rukhl Schaechter, and three people who, like the four-part series’ title character, Esty, had left Haredi communities: Chavie Weisberger of Footsteps, a…
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News Who was that alone on the bimah on Shabbat? The (non-Jewish) governor of Massachusetts.
It’s not every Shabbat that the governor of a state gives the sermon at a local synagogue. It’s even more unusual when he’s speaking to a near-empty sanctuary. But that’s what happened last Friday night, March 20 at Temple Emanuel in Newton, Mass., one of the myriad ways Shabbat is changing in the coronavirus era….
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News May their memories be for a blessing: Shoshana Davis, 35
Shoshana Davis, who worked in marketing, was passionate about travel — on a budget. On her Instagram account, @wanderlustonashoestring, she described hers as “a family of adventure junkies making the best of vacation days, weekends, and airline miles.” Shoshana died on March 23, at age 35, after falling ill to Covid-19. She lived in Park…
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Life How Do Millennials Celebrate Hanukkah? Share Your Story.
Are you hosting dreidel tournaments at your co-working space or do the holidays have you more like #okboomer? If you’re a millennial (in body or in spirit!) the Forward wants to know how you’re celebrating Hanukkah. Take the survey below to share your favorite traditions, new or old. We hope to publish a selection in…
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News Understanding Israeli Settlements: A Reading Guide
On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States government no longer considers Israeli settlements inconsistent with international law. The statement, which garnered both warm praise and harsh criticism, is the latest development in a decades-long political struggle. To help you parse the debate, here’s a roundup of reading and watching resources…
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