Steven Davidson
By Steven Davidson
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News How Much Are Jewish Religious And Education Leaders Making?
Presidents at college institutions are some of the highest-earners in the nonprofit world. This is no different when it comes to Jewish universities. Religious institutions are exempted from disclosing their finances, but we have listed their leaders for public knowledge. How much are CEOs making at Jewish educational and religious institutions? Click on each entry…
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Opinion Former Ambassador Dan Shapiro: Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement A Missed Opportunity
In a conference call hosted by the Israel Policy Forum, Former US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro expressed uncertainty over what President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem means. “I will not sign up to the idea this is an unmitigated disaster, but it all depends on the follow up,” said Shapiro. Shapiro, who served as…
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Opinion We Asked Readers If They Thought Franken Should Resign. Here’s What They Said.
As Democratic leaders grapple with what to do with Senator Al Franken following accusations of sexual misconduct, Forward readers are polarized on the question of whether he should resign or not. In a poll conducted on the Forward’s Twitter account, 51% of Forward’s followers said Franken should resign immediately. 23% believed Franken shouldn’t, with another…
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Food Crown Heights Asserts Its Place As King Of Kashrut
There are some places you’ll almost never find a secular Jew at. Shabbat services. A Richard Spencer rally. NASCAR. The Orthodox section of Crown Heights? Oh, most certainly not. What’s there to like — Chabadniks recruiting you to the yeshivah? A constant sense of aesthetic displacement? Food that way too closely resembles your great-grandmother’s chopped…
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The Schmooze NBC’s Burial Of Weinstein Story Reveals The Pitfalls Of Broadcast Journalism
Days after the bombshell revelations regarding Harvey Weinstein, the public is tackling the issues of sex and power at the center of it all. But considering how rampant Weinstein’s indiscretions were — and apparently how much of an open secret they were among Hollywood’s elite — people are wondering how it took so long for…
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Opinion The 6 Worst Things We Learned About Jared Kushner From This Expose
In a scathing piece for the Columbia Journal Review, Kyle Pope details his tenure working under Jared Kushner as editor in chief of the New York Observer. Pope, who is now editor in chief and publisher at the CJR, describes Kushner as holding a deep-seated disregard for journalism and its potential use for any purpose…
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The Schmooze HBO: We Screwed Up ‘Confederate’ Press Release (Not The Show Itself)
On Tuesday, HBO’s CEO Richard Plepler told Vanity Fair that they “screwed up” by introducing Game of Thrones creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff’s project for the network, “Confederate,” in a short press release this summer. “Where we screwed up,” he admitted, “is we tried to announce a complicated subject in a press release.” Though…
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The Schmooze ‘Curb’ Has Been Foisted On A New Era. Larry David’s Response? ‘Eh.’
Since the last time we saw “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” a lot has happened. Trayvon Martin. Obergefell v. Hodges. Donald Trump. And in that alternative universe the (semi-)fictional Larry David resides in, time has taken its irreversible toll as well — he’s a little grayer, a little balder, Ted and Mary are separated (and haven’t seen…
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