Talya Zax is the Forward’s opinion editor. Contact her at zax@forward.com or on Twitter, @TalyaZax.
Talya ZaxOpinion Editor
By Talya Zax
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Forwarding the News Israel strikes Gaza + Interrogating an Orthodox version of ChatGPT
Today: Texas shooter displayed neo-Nazi leanings, Israel plans a new electricity scheme for the ultra-Orthodox and a new report on journalists killed by the IDF.
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Forwarding the News A rabbi walks into a coronation + Dianne Feinstein’s Jewish obligation
Today: Dutch soccer fans arrested for antisemitic chant, Nazi leanings behind mass shooting in Serbia and the “oldest man since Abraham” to get a circumcision.
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Bintel Brief I’m Jewish — and my friend just asked me to help him dispose of Nazi memorabilia
The fine art of telling someone with good intentions that they have upset you
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Forwarding the News Antisemitism at a Massachusetts middle school + Evan Gershkovich and Judy Blume on Time 100
Today: A look at Harlan Crow’s Nazi collection, a Tennessee community rallies for a professor whose home was vandalized with swastikas, and Israeli expats call on Federations to reject Netanyahu.
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Forwarding the News We showed Ben Platt Leo Frank’s letters — here’s what he learned
Today: Jews of color head to Israel, the complicated Jewish legacy of the Met, the fate of a major art collection looted by the Nazis and Mrs. Maisel’s final bow.
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Forwarding the News Is having a Jewish state really worth it? + A memorable Passover in Nepal
Today: Interviewing the courtroom artist whose sketch of Trump’s arraignment went viral, mourning Meir Shalev and previewing the final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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Culture ‘Always making demented performances’: Meet the professional clown with a show about the Holocaust
Alexandra Tatarsky enters the hellscape of the Jewish mind
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Forwarding the News A Jewish teen, a Christian school and a fracas over a Messianic Jewish speaker
Today: Sen. Dianne Feinstein announces her retirement, a candidate for the most lavish Jewish wedding of all time and the latest episode of our podcast, Playing Anne Frank.
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