Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the 2024 election season.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the 2024 election season.
2024 elections
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Fast Forward For voters unhappy with Democratic support for Israel, Harris’ VP pick is a victory
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz may be the best vice presidential candidate pro-Palestinian progressives could have hoped for
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News Harris team calls out ‘absurd’ GOP claim that sidelining Shapiro was antisemitic
Trump and top Republicans allege that his identity and Democratic politics over Israel killed Shapiro's chances
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Opinion Josh Shapiro would make a great vice president — but I’m relieved he’s not running
Shapiro is a Jewish American dream; his candidacy would have been a distraction
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Fast Forward Josh Shapiro quotes ancient rabbi in statement about not being Kamala Harris’ VP pick
“My faith teaches me that no one is required to complete the task, but neither are we free to refrain from it,” Shapiro said after losing out in the veepstakes to Tim Walz
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News What Tim Walz VP pick means for American Jews and Israel
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, the runner-up for the position, faced backlash over his Israel positions
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News Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, leading critic of Israel, faces tight primary challenge from fellow progressive with pro-Israel backing
Both candidates are prominent African-American civil rights activists
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News Meet America’s potential first Jewish second family: Josh Shapiro, Lori, and their 4 kids
The family celebrates Shabbat each Friday night, and has hosted events for Jewish holidays at the governor’s mansion
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Fast Forward The campaign to tank Josh Shapiro’s VP chances is gathering steam — and accusations of antisemitism
Jewish commentators, among them Democrats in Congress, say Shapiro is being singled out for criticism because he is Jewish
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Fast Forward Far-right politician who praised Nazi collaborators shocks with top finish in Romanian presidential election
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News For Israelis still displaced from their homes, reclaiming the kitchen can be an act of hope
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Yiddish בער קאָטלערמאַן געווינט די י. י. סיגאַל פּרעמיע פֿאַר זײַן בוך דערציילונגען „סאַמאָיעד“Ber Kotlerman wins J. I Segal award for his collection of stories, ‘Samoyed’
די העלדן אין דער זאַמלונג זענען אוקראַיִנער ייִדן וואָס לײַדן פֿון אַ שווער לעבן אָבער בלײַבן פֿאָרט לײַטיש.
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Film & TV Hermann Goering’s personal art dealer plundered the world for decades; his victims’ descendants are still seeking justice
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