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Pete Hegseth compares media to the Pharisees, ancient Jewish sect derided by Christians (Apr 19, 2026 12:20 PM - Forward.com – All)(JTA) — Almost exactly seven years after a presidential candidate stopped referring to “Pharisees” in response to allegations of antisemitism, another prominent political Pete has invoked the term. And this time, it’s not just Jews but Christians who are finding the allusion offensive. In 2019, it was Pete Buttigieg, then an Indiana mayor on the... The post Pete Hegseth compares media to the Pharisees, ancient Jewish sect derided by Christians appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish groups urge Trump to prioritize Americans held in Iran during ceasefire talks (Apr 19, 2026 12:19 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The American Jewish Committee is calling on President Donald Trump to make the return of Americans in Iranian custody an “urgent national priority,” as his administration works to preserve a fragile ceasefire with Iran. “The United States must be unequivocal: the wrongful detention or hostage-taking of Americans will not be accepted or sidelined,”... The post Jewish groups urge Trump to prioritize Americans held in Iran during ceasefire talks appeared first on The Forward .
Trump’s antisemitism envoy says US will bar World Cup attendees tied to antisemitism abroad (Apr 19, 2026 12:18 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the U.S. special envoy for monitoring and combating antisemitism, said this week that the United States will bar individuals from attending the World Cup who are accused of fostering antisemitism in their home countries. “The president and the secretary of state have made it perfectly clear that people who want... The post Trump’s antisemitism envoy says US will bar World Cup attendees tied to antisemitism abroad appeared first on The Forward .
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle meet with survivors of Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting in Sydney (Apr 19, 2026 12:17 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Meghan Markle appeared to fight back tears as she listened to Jessica Chapnik Kahn describe shielding her young daughter as gunmen fired on the Hanukkah celebration they were attending in Sydney. Chapnik Kahn told Markle about her experience during the shooting as Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, visited Bondi Beach as part... The post Prince Harry, Meghan Markle meet with survivors of Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting in Sydney appeared first on The Forward .
French appeals court rejects antisemitism charge in poisoning of Jewish family by nanny (Apr 19, 2026 12:15 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A French appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a nanny from Algeria who was convicted of poisoning the Jewish family she worked for was not motivated by antisemitism. The decision by the Versailles Court of Appeal comes months after the nanny, identified as Leïla Y., 42, was sentenced to two and a half... The post French appeals court rejects antisemitism charge in poisoning of Jewish family by nanny appeared first on The Forward .
Israeli ambassador meets with France’s Marine Le Pen, extending outreach to Europe’s far-right (Apr 19, 2026 12:13 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israeli Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka held a meeting on Wednesday with far-right French leader Marine Le Pen, marking the latest instance in a recent trend of Israeli outreach to Europe’s nationalist right. The meeting, which was not publicly announced by either leader, was confirmed by the Israeli embassy to the French outlet... The post Israeli ambassador meets with France’s Marine Le Pen, extending outreach to Europe’s far-right appeared first on The Forward .
Italian opposition leader Elly Schlein, whose father is Jewish, backs Giorgia Meloni in Trump split over Israel (Apr 19, 2026 12:11 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Until this week, Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, was allies with Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu and adversaries with Elly Schlein, Italy’s opposition leader. Now, Meloni is at odds with Trump and Netanyahu, her fellow conservatives in the United States and Israel, and getting a boost from Schlein, a liberal whose father... The post Italian opposition leader Elly Schlein, whose father is Jewish, backs Giorgia Meloni in Trump split over Israel appeared first on The Forward .
Our pioneering Reform synagogue has shrunk, but remains as vibrant as ever (Apr 19, 2026 12:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
To the editors: As President of Temple Beth-El of Great Neck, I read Lauren Hakimi’s recent article “A pioneering Reform synagogue makes way for a booming Iranian Jewish community,” with both appreciation and concern. While the piece captures certain facts, it presents our congregation primarily through the lens of decline and demographic change. In doing... The post Our pioneering Reform synagogue has shrunk, but remains as vibrant as ever appeared first on The Forward .
Alabama is forcing the Ten Commandments into my children’s classrooms. As a rabbi, I’m horrified (Apr 19, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
As of this month, many public schools in Alabama are required to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, libraries, lunchrooms and all other common spaces. Proponents of Senate Bill 99, signed into law by Gov. Kay Iven on April 10, have claimed that these enforced displays are historical, educational and religiously neutral. As an Alabama... The post Alabama is forcing the Ten Commandments into my children’s classrooms. As a rabbi, I’m horrified appeared first on The Forward .
Who’s responsible for deadly antisemitism? Everyone will hate the answer (Apr 17, 2026 08:48 PM - Forward.com – All)
Twenty Jews outside of the state of Israel were murdered for being Jewish in antisemitic attacks across three continents in 2025, the highest death toll among diaspora Jews in more than 30 years. In every country surveyed, antisemitic incidents of all kinds — including beatings, vandalism, threats and online harassment — remain dozens of percentage... The post Who’s responsible for deadly antisemitism? Everyone will hate the answer appeared first on The Forward .
Stumbling across Jewish history in a vintage store (Apr 17, 2026 07:56 PM - Forward.com – All)
I have never lived alone. I’ve never even lived with only my partner, at least not for all that long. We’ve always had roommates. And that means we’ve always had roommates’ stuff. Honestly, I’ve loved this. I mean, I’ve had my issues with individual roommates, ranging from minor nits to major clashes. But generally, I... The post Stumbling across Jewish history in a vintage store appeared first on The Forward .
Remembering Siskel and Ebert’s great debate: Mel Brooks or Woody Allen? (Apr 17, 2026 02:21 PM - Forward.com – All)
Of the great debates in film history, a few dominate. How much of Citizen Kane did Orson Welles really write? Is the auteur a film’s true author? And, the one that will never be resolved, can we separate the art from the artist? In 1980, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert devoted an episode of their... The post Remembering Siskel and Ebert’s great debate: Mel Brooks or Woody Allen? appeared first on The Forward .
A Jewish gun club teams up with the NRA, in pursuit of self-defense (Apr 17, 2026 12:11 PM - Forward.com – All)
Capitalizing on heightened anxieties and surging Jewish interest in gun ownership, the National Rifle Association this week announced a partnership with a national Jewish gun club, in a move the mega gun lobby group says will help in the fight against antisemitism. “People are scared,” said Gayle Pearlstein, the Chicago firearms instructor who launched Lox... The post A Jewish gun club teams up with the NRA, in pursuit of self-defense appeared first on The Forward .
How a young woman smuggled weapons into the Warsaw Ghetto (Apr 17, 2026 01:24 AM - Forward.com – All)
This is a revised version of the original article in Yiddish which you can read here. On Both Sides of the Wall Vladka Meed and Steven D. Meed Citadel Press, 448 pages, $29.00. “But surely by this morning we will learn something.” It was a sentiment that was going around the Warsaw Ghetto, overheard among... The post How a young woman smuggled weapons into the Warsaw Ghetto appeared first on The Forward .
At Harvard antisemitism conference, Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ legal strategy in Penn case (Apr 16, 2026 09:51 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The Trump administration official behind a controversial antisemitism probe at the University of Pennsylvania told an audience of Jewish leaders that her office’s demand for a list of Jews from the university was necessary for her to identify “potential victims.” “There is no other way to protect victims of harassment or discrimination unless... The post At Harvard antisemitism conference, Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ legal strategy in Penn case appeared first on The Forward .
Israel agrees to 10-day halt in fighting in Lebanon, after Trump announces ceasefire (Apr 16, 2026 09:22 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, amid separate U.S. efforts to sustain the fragile ceasefire with Iran. “I just had excellent conversations with the Highly Respected President Joseph Aoun, of Lebanon, and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel,” Trump wrote in a Thursday... The post Israel agrees to 10-day halt in fighting in Lebanon, after Trump announces ceasefire appeared first on The Forward .
A Palestinian and an Israeli bereaved in violence make the case for peace (Apr 16, 2026 08:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon have a message that can sound utterly preposterous as violence hardens as the main mode of communication between Israelis and Palestinians: The Future Is Peace, the title of their new book. They are dead serious — and bring their own grief and healing to the cause. On October 7, 2023,... The post A Palestinian and an Israeli bereaved in violence make the case for peace appeared first on The Forward .
Winds of change are in the air in Hungary and at the Vatican. Will they reach as far as Israel? (Apr 16, 2026 05:57 PM - Forward.com – All)
For the past few days, the world’s oldest and youngest transnational institutions have been riding high. In fact, these institutions — the Roman Catholic Church and the European Union — seem to be riding the winds of a Zeitgeist, or “world spirit,” one that promises better days ahead for our battered and embattled ideals of... The post Winds of change are in the air in Hungary and at the Vatican. Will they reach as far as Israel? appeared first on The Forward .
A week into ceasefire, Israelis’ storied resilience is tested by questions about what was gained (Apr 16, 2026 04:13 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A week into the ceasefire in the Iran war, Israelis have settled into their old normal — sort of. “Is anyone else completely struggling with the expectation that now that there is the ceasefire we are supposed to go back to work like nothing happened?” one mother wrote in a popular working parents Facebook... The post A week into ceasefire, Israelis’ storied resilience is tested by questions about what was gained appeared first on The Forward .
Epstein and Iran are an antisemitism mega-crisis. Here’s what Jewish organizations should do about it. (Apr 16, 2026 02:46 PM - Forward.com – All)
So far, 2026 has been a banner year for antisemites. All hateful ideologies have slivers of truth within them; that’s why they work, moving from partial truth to wild exaggeration to scapegoating all members of the group for the perceived sins of some of them. Which is why 2026 has been a bonanza. First, the... The post Epstein and Iran are an antisemitism mega-crisis. Here’s what Jewish organizations should do about it. appeared first on The Forward .
In major shift, all but 7 Senate Democrats vote to block weapons sales to Israel (Apr 16, 2026 02:07 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A record number of Senate Democrats voted on Wednesday to block the sales of certain weapons to Israel, marking a sharp rise in the number of senators backing the move. Wednesday was the third time in as many years that the Senate voted on resolutions to limit weapons sales to Israel, introduced and... The post In major shift, all but 7 Senate Democrats vote to block weapons sales to Israel appeared first on The Forward .
On Yom Haatzmaut — a tribute to the mallow plant (Apr 16, 2026 01:28 PM - Forward.com – All)
במשך פֿון דער זעקס-וואָכיקער מלחמה מיט איראַן, וואָס האָט זיך געענדיקט מיט אַ פֿײַער־שטילשטאַנד דעם 8טן אַפּריל, זײַנען מיר, ישׂראלים, און בפֿרט די אײַנוווינערס פון תּל-אָבֿיבֿ, געבליבן נאָענט צו דער היים צוליב די סכּנה פֿון דערווײַטערן זיך פֿון אַ שוץ-קעלער. די צאָרן און דער צער זײַנען געוואַקסן פון טאָג צו טאָג: ס׳איז מיר קלאָר געווען... The post On Yom Haatzmaut — a tribute to the mallow plant appeared first on The Forward .
As Ohio again tries to block Hebrew Union College’s restructuring, a new rabbinical school emerges in Cincinnati (Apr 15, 2026 11:31 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The attorney general of Ohio has filed a second lawsuit against the nation’s largest Reform rabbinical school over the planned shuttering of its historic Cincinnati campus — a controversial move that has also prompted the creation of a new rabbinical school in the city. Ohio AG Dave Yost, a Republican, says he wants... The post As Ohio again tries to block Hebrew Union College’s restructuring, a new rabbinical school emerges in Cincinnati appeared first on The Forward .
Orthodox groups ask Supreme Court to hear case of Ohio man barred from hosting home prayer services (Apr 15, 2026 11:11 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Orthodox Jewish groups urged the Supreme Court to take up the case of an Orthodox Jewish man ordered by officials in University Heights, Ohio, to stop hosting prayer services in his home without a permit. The amicus brief, which was filed Friday by the National Jewish Advocacy Center alongside the Orthodox Union and... The post Orthodox groups ask Supreme Court to hear case of Ohio man barred from hosting home prayer services appeared first on The Forward .
Far-right Polish lawmaker draws outrage after calling Israel the ‘new Third Reich’ (Apr 15, 2026 11:10 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A far-right Polish lawmaker sparked outrage on Tuesday when, while speaking in parliament, he displayed a modified Israeli flag that replaced the Star of David with a blue swastika and called Israel “the new Third Reich.” “Israel is committing genocide before our eyes with particular cruelty,” said Konrad Berkowicz, vice chairman of Poland’s... The post Far-right Polish lawmaker draws outrage after calling Israel the ‘new Third Reich’ appeared first on The Forward .
Many peptides sound like Yiddish words. Here’s why. (Apr 15, 2026 11:02 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A growing number of Americans are injecting themselves with peptides they ordered online, often with no idea what’s in the vial, hoping to cure ailments and reverse aging. And for reasons that will soon be made clear, some of the peptides that make their way into the faddish and often gray-market concoctions have... The post Many peptides sound like Yiddish words. Here’s why. appeared first on The Forward .
A pioneering Reform synagogue makes way for a booming Iranian Jewish community (Apr 15, 2026 06:26 PM - Forward.com – All)
Temple Beth-El is an island of Reform Judaism in the Iranian milieu of deep Great Neck, a suburb on the North Shore of Long Island 35 minutes away from Manhattan by train. There are around two dozen synagogues in Great Neck; three of them are Reform, and two of those are tucked away at the... The post A pioneering Reform synagogue makes way for a booming Iranian Jewish community appeared first on The Forward .
Top British private Jewish school closing amid funding challenges (Apr 15, 2026 06:14 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Immanuel College, a top-ranked Jewish private day school in the outskirts of London, announced on Tuesday that it will close its doors at the end of this year amid financial pressures and declining enrollment. “This is an incredibly difficult and painful moment,” Daniel Levy, the chair of governors for the school, said in... The post Top British private Jewish school closing amid funding challenges appeared first on The Forward .
Hochul pushes 25-foot buffer around New York houses of worship as Mamdani wavers on local bills (Apr 15, 2026 06:09 PM - Forward.com – All)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday doubled down on her support for proposed legislation that would create a 25-foot buffer zone around houses of worship statewide, stepping into a growing debate over public safety and free speech in a move that puts her at odds with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Hochul, who... The post Hochul pushes 25-foot buffer around New York houses of worship as Mamdani wavers on local bills appeared first on The Forward .
A farewell to Hampshire College, site of my Yiddish awakening (Apr 15, 2026 02:25 PM - Forward.com – All)
Zay gezunt Hampshire College. That’s where as an undergrad student worker, I first studied Yiddish at the OG Yiddish Book Center of Amherst, Massachusetts, down the road from the genteel Lord Jeffrey Inn, across the street from uber-sensitive poet lady Emily Dickinson’s alte heym. In nearby Holyoke, in an old mill turned Yiddish book storage... The post A farewell to Hampshire College, site of my Yiddish awakening appeared first on The Forward .
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