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Communications Forward wins 12 first-place prizes at 41st Annual AJPA Simon Rockower Awards
The Forward won 43 Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism — a new record
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Culture A New Jersey tale of two Alfred Doblins — and one umlaut
Editor’s Note: Alfred Döblin, the Weimar-era author of ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz,’ was born on this day in 1878. To honor this occasion, we revisit this award-winning story about the writer’s connection to another Alfred Doblin. I was dozing in front of the TV when I lifted one eyelid to see Rachel Maddow interviewing a man with…
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Communications Forward Sweeps Rockower Awards With 12 Honors For Excellence In Jewish Journalism
The American Jewish Press Association honored the paper at its annual ceremony
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News My Opa’s story of World War I’s other fight
If the war was the 20th Century's original sin, it started in the east
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Culture A New Jersey Tale of Two Alfred Doblins — and One Umlaut
I was dozing in front of the TV when I lifted one eyelid to see Rachel Maddow interviewing a man with a trim beard and a startling name: Alfred Doblin. They were discussing Chris Christie and the Bridgegate scandal. Maddow described her guest as the editorial page editor of the Bergen Record, a New Jersey…
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News Shiva Shifts Toward Shorter and Livelier Jewish Mourning for Dead
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. As many an American rabbi will tell you, even Jews who rarely go to Sabbath or holiday services will often contact a local synagogue after losing a loved one, requesting help to arrange the shiva, the week-long mourning period, so that he or she can say kaddish,…
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The Schmooze Forward Takes Home 11 ‘Jewish Pulitzers’
The Forward took home a record 11 honors at the annual conference of the American Jewish Press Association, held this year in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism, the Jewish media’s top honor, were presented June 16 at a banquet dinner, attended by writers, editors and publishers from dozens of…
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