Yiddish Forward editor Rukhl Schaechter is sprinkling in a few speaking engagements during her upcoming 10-day trip to Israel. She will begin Friday, March 29 by teaching a cooking class in Yiddish at The Cooking Studio in Tel Aviv. She’ll repeat the lesson in Jerusalem on April 4 (the location will be determined soon). The…
Join Forward Life editor Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt in conversation with Judge Ruchie Freier, the world’s first ever female Hasidic judge, on March 24 in Baltimore, Maryland. Freier, who is also founder of the first all-female Orthodox EMT group, will share her trailblazing journey at 7 p.m. at the Ner Tamid Greenspring Valley Synagogue. Register here. To…
Poverty is a significant but rarely discussed issue within the Jewish community. The National Convening on Jewish Poverty aims to open those channels and, through education, work to find a solution. Forward writer-at-large Jane Eisner will lead a seminar at the conference, based in San Francisco on March 19, focused on Jewish poverty in the…
The Forward is excited to co-present a screening of “The Brink,” a documentary exploring how former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s pushed the rise of white nationalism. Following the film, Forward writer-at-large Jane Eisner will moderate a Q&A with its director, Alison Klayman, who will share how following Bannon throughout the 2018 American midterm…
Join the Remember the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Coalition in memorializing the 1911 industrial tragedy. On March 16 and 17, at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan, the public is invited to contribute to an art installation in memory of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Participants are asked to bring pieces of fabric to create a…
Join Forward CEO and Publisher Rachel Fishman Feddersen in Livingston, New Jersey, as she talks about the Forward’s storied history, role in present-day culture and continued growth, despite the challenges facing the journalism industry. Rachel will visit the city’s Hadassah chapter at Temple Beth Shalom on Thursday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be…
Gefilte fish is a staple in many of our homes — but do we really know why? On Friday, March 8, Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Yiddish Forward (Forverts), will teach the eighth grade class at Kinneret Day School, in Riverdale, New York, about the history of the traditional dish. During the Powerpoint presentation, at 12:45…
Join Forward writer-at-large Jane Eisner on Long Island as she speaks about the relationship between American Jews and Israel. On Thursday, March 7 at 8 p.m., Eisner will be the guest speaker at The Community Synagogue in Port Washington, on behalf of the UJA-Federation of New York. Wine and light bites will be offered beforehand….
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