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A Jewish philanthropist funded this pioneering school for Black students. Now it’s getting a second life. (Aug 6, 2026 08:32 PM - Forward.com – All)A small Kentucky town has saved a piece of Black history, with a little-known Jewish connection. This summer, Sadieville, Kentucky — population 320 — opened an exhibit in a one-room schoolhouse that served Black students during segregation. Built between 1917 and 1920, the school was partly funded by Jewish philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, an owner of... The post A Jewish philanthropist funded this pioneering school for Black students. Now it’s getting a second life. appeared first on The Forward .
‘Time to double down’: Why AIPAC sees El Sayed’s win as a sign to spend still more (Aug 6, 2026 06:53 PM - Forward.com – All)
Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow victory over Rep. Haley Stevens for an open Michigan Senate seat prompted an immediate split reaction as the Democratic Party endures a historic internal fight over U.S. support for Israel. To progressives, the result showed that even more than $60 million in outside spending — including more than $30 million by AIPAC,... The post ‘Time to double down’: Why AIPAC sees El Sayed’s win as a sign to spend still more appeared first on The Forward .
Is it time for a Wendy Wasserstein renaissance? (Aug 6, 2026 05:59 PM - Forward.com – All)
Is it time for a reassessment of Wendy Wasserstein’s 1997 An American Daughter, which she described as “darker” than her 20th century hits? On Aug. 11, when La Femme Theatre Productions opens the first major New York revival at the Signature Center’s Irene Diamond Stage, audiences will find out. Wasserstein was among the most commercially... The post Is it time for a Wendy Wasserstein renaissance? appeared first on The Forward .
For poet Velvl Chernin, life is interwoven with the sword (Aug 6, 2026 05:21 PM - Forward.com – All)
אַז אַ פּאָעט באַטיטלט זײַן נײַ בוך „לעבן מיט אַ שװערד“ איז שׂכלדיק צו שטעלן צװײ פֿראַגעס: װעמענס לעבן, און װעלכע שװערד? אין דער פּאָעזיע־קריטיק איז מען אָפֿט מאָל פֿאָרזיכטיק אַװעקצושטעלן אַ קלאָרן אונטערשײד צװישן דעם נאַראַטאָר פֿון די לידער, דאָס הײסט, דאָס קול, װאָס רעדט, און דעם פּאָעט אַלײן, דעם בעל־מחבר. דער נאַראַטאָר פֿון... The post For poet Velvl Chernin, life is interwoven with the sword appeared first on The Forward .
5 important questions for Abdul El-Sayed (Aug 6, 2026 04:26 PM - Forward.com – All)
Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow victory in the Michigan Democratic primary means he’s going to have to work hard to persuade skeptical liberal Michigan voters. I’m not from Michigan, but I am liberal. And I am skeptical. I appreciate El-Sayed’s political skills and his relentless focus on the health and economic disparities that undermine the American dream... The post 5 important questions for Abdul El-Sayed appeared first on The Forward .
Sing to me, Muse, of two Moshes and their Odysseys! (Aug 6, 2026 03:56 PM - Forward.com – All)
If you have read any one of the at least 60 English translations of Homer’s Odyssey or have seen Christopher Nolan’s new Odyssey movie, then you are probably aware that Odysseus leads a more active life than the average person. As if living through the Trojan War weren’t hard enough, he blinds the cyclops Polyphemus... The post Sing to me, Muse, of two Moshes and their Odysseys! appeared first on The Forward .
‘Uncommitted’ founder who pushed Democrats to vote against Biden over Gaza wins primary (Aug 6, 2026 03:29 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Abbas Alawieh, a founder of the Uncommitted movement that pressured former President Joe Biden to change his Israel policy, is the projected winner of a Democratic primary for Michigan’s state Senate. Alawieh rose to national prominence as a key architect of the campaign to withhold votes from Biden during Michigan’s presidential primary in... The post ‘Uncommitted’ founder who pushed Democrats to vote against Biden over Gaza wins primary appeared first on The Forward .
Herzl’s grandparents reburied on Mount Herzl, fulfilling Zionist leader’s final wish (Aug 6, 2026 09:10 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM — When World Zionist Organization officials working with the Israeli Foreign Ministry opened the grave of Theodor Herzl’s grandfather on July 29 in Zemun, Serbia, they found it empty. Shimon Leib Herzl was not buried beneath his tombstone. So they kept digging to the side of his wife Rivka’s grave and found... The post Herzl’s grandparents reburied on Mount Herzl, fulfilling Zionist leader’s final wish appeared first on The Forward .
Orthodox Jews are scootering to synagogue. Will Shabbat ever be the same? (Aug 6, 2026 09:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
LOS ANGELES – For thousands of years, the Jews have walked. Dispatched by God to the promised land of Canaan, Abraham walked. When the Israelites became a nation in the desert, they camped, kvetched, warred, and worshiped, but mostly walked. And on Shabbat — when the Torah forbids riding horses, carriages, trains or cars — observant... The post Orthodox Jews are scootering to synagogue. Will Shabbat ever be the same? appeared first on The Forward .
Why did Moses command Jews to choose between a blessing and a curse? (Aug 6, 2026 02:45 AM - Forward.com – All)
אין פּרשת ראה רופֿט משה רבינו דאָס ייִדישע פֿאָלק צו זען די ברכה און די קללה, וואָס דער באַשעפֿער גיט פֿאַרן מקיים זײַן אָדער, חלילה, פֿאַרן עובֿר זײַן אויף זײַנע מיצוות. „ראה, אָנוכי נותן לפֿניכם היום ברכה וקללה“ — זעט, איך גיב אײַך הײַנט אַ ברכה און אַ קללה. אין די פֿאָריקע פּרשיות האָבן מיר... The post Why did Moses command Jews to choose between a blessing and a curse? appeared first on The Forward .
In the Michigan Senate race, Jews should (and will) vote for democracy (Aug 5, 2026 08:16 PM - Forward.com – All)
Michigan Jews are feeling the ground shifting beneath us. For the first time, the Democratic candidate to represent Michigan in the United States Senate is not an advocate of unconditional support for Israel’s government. And he is one of a growing number of progressive leaders pushing the Democratic establishment to fight for the values it... The post In the Michigan Senate race, Jews should (and will) vote for democracy appeared first on The Forward .
On El-Sayed, Michigan’s Jewish Democrats aren’t all ready to unite behind nominee (Aug 5, 2026 06:07 PM - Forward.com – All)
Following Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow win of the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s open Senate seat, Michigan’s Jewish Democrats are reflecting on whether the divisions El-Sayed’s candidacy brought to the fore can be bridged before November. Jewish voters make up just 1.4% of the electorate in Michigan. But the community had become deeply invested in the race,... The post On El-Sayed, Michigan’s Jewish Democrats aren’t all ready to unite behind nominee appeared first on The Forward .
Michigan’s Jewish Democrats aren’t all ready to unite behind El-Sayed as nominee (Aug 5, 2026 06:07 PM - Forward.com – All)
Following Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow win of the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s open Senate seat, the state’s Jewish Democrats are reflecting on whether the divisions El-Sayed’s candidacy brought to the fore can be bridged before November. Jewish voters make up just 1.4% of the electorate in Michigan. But the community had become deeply invested in the... The post Michigan’s Jewish Democrats aren’t all ready to unite behind El-Sayed as nominee appeared first on The Forward .
‘The Yiddish Teacher’ (Poem) (Aug 5, 2026 05:27 PM - Forward.com – All)
One thing about the late Forverts staff writer and critic Miriam Hoffman — she cooked a heavenly eggplant in tomato sauce. And why do I know this about one of our writers? Hoffman, a veritable lexicon-caldron of Yiddish sayings and terms she’d archived from her own mother’s distinct poylish dialect, was many things: A distinguished... The post ‘The Yiddish Teacher’ (Poem) appeared first on The Forward .
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ is a Talmud-quoting, Tisha B’Av epic (Aug 5, 2026 04:42 PM - Forward.com – All)
“Before there were Jews… there was ‘The Odyssey,’” a theater manager infamously posted on a marquee in Portland, Oregon. While the mythic, Bronze Age events recounted in the blockbuster film likely never transpired, Homer’s epic poem is by any measure younger than the Jewish people. And Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, now a proxy for a pitched... The post Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ is a Talmud-quoting, Tisha B’Av epic appeared first on The Forward .
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ is a Talmud-quoting Tisha B’Av epic (Aug 5, 2026 04:42 PM - Forward.com – All)
“Before there were Jews… there was ‘The Odyssey,’” a theater manager infamously posted on a marquee in Portland, Oregon. While the mythic, Bronze Age events recounted in the blockbuster film likely never transpired, Homer’s epic poem is by any measure younger than the Jewish people. And Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, now a proxy for a pitched... The post Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ is a Talmud-quoting Tisha B’Av epic appeared first on The Forward .
Antisemitic incidents in Britain rose 21% in first half of 2026, remaining near record levels (Aug 5, 2026 04:40 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Britain’s antisemitism watchdog says it received reports of nearly 2,000 incidents in the first half of 2026 — the second-most its recorded ever for the time period, following only the first half of 2024. The new figures released Wednesday by the Community Security Trust represent a 21% increase in reported incidents over the same... The post Antisemitic incidents in Britain rose 21% in first half of 2026, remaining near record levels appeared first on The Forward .
In praise of difficult languages (Aug 5, 2026 04:13 PM - Forward.com – All)
די גאַנצע וועלט מיינט, אַז לערנען זיך ענגליש איז גרינג ווײַל ענגליש האָט אַזוי ווינציק סופֿיקסן: כּמעט אַלע סובסטאַנטיוון פֿורעמען דעם פּלוראַל אויף -s; ווערבאַלע קאָניוגאַציעס זענען זייער פּשוט; נישטאָ קיין גראַמאַטישער מין, בשעת פֿראַנצייזיש און שפּאַניש האָבן צו צוויי גראַמאַטישע מינים און רײַכע ווערבאַלע קאָניוגאַציעס. וואָס שייך דײַטשיש און ייִדיש האָבן זיי אַלץ וואָס... The post In praise of difficult languages appeared first on The Forward .
Abdul El-Sayed is right about the future of Israel and Palestinians (Aug 5, 2026 02:26 PM - Forward.com – All)
No doubt, many liberal Jews are uneasy regarding Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow victory in yesterday’s Michigan Democratic primary. Even if they support many of his domestic policy positions — Medicare for All, taxes on billionaires — El-Sayed’s views on Israel may trouble them. But those views merit a second look. Yes, like New York City Mayor... The post Abdul El-Sayed is right about the future of Israel and Palestinians appeared first on The Forward .
Abdul El-Sayed is right about the future of Israelis and Palestinians (Aug 5, 2026 02:26 PM - Forward.com – All)
No doubt, many liberal Jews are uneasy regarding Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow victory in yesterday’s Michigan Democratic primary. Even if they support many of his domestic policy positions — Medicare for All, taxes on billionaires — El-Sayed’s views on Israel may trouble them. But those views merit a second look. Yes, like New York City Mayor... The post Abdul El-Sayed is right about the future of Israelis and Palestinians appeared first on The Forward .
A craven attempt to undermine the IDF — from one of Netanyahu’s top allies (Aug 5, 2026 10:20 AM - Forward.com – All)
For your weekly reminder of what is wrong in Israel, consider the bizarre spectacle that unfolded this weekend as Defense Minister Israel Katz announced during a Sunday television interview that he was replacing Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, commander of the IDF’s Central Command, which in effect controls the combustible West Bank. What was remarkable is:... The post A craven attempt to undermine the IDF — from one of Netanyahu’s top allies appeared first on The Forward .
Archaeologists uncover treasures of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue as Jews dispute its future (Aug 5, 2026 08:58 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — VILNIUS, Lithuania — Archaeologists have uncovered the full floor of Lithuania’s historic Great Synagogue, revealing treasures nearly erased by Nazi and Soviet occupations — and exposing rifts between Lithuanian Jews over how to preserve and interpret what survived. Locals walking through the center of Vilnius now pass a hole in the ground, a... The post Archaeologists uncover treasures of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue as Jews dispute its future appeared first on The Forward .
AIPAC-backed Wesley Bell defeats Cori Bush in Missouri Democratic primary (Aug 5, 2026 05:38 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Missouri incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell registered a resounding victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary against Cori Bush, a prominent Democratic socialist and ardent critic of Israel. The Associated Press called the race just an hour after polls closed, at 8:02pm local time. By the time 99% of the vote was counted, Bell had garnered... The post AIPAC-backed Wesley Bell defeats Cori Bush in Missouri Democratic primary appeared first on The Forward .
William Lawrence, El-Sayed-aligned progressive, takes Democratic House nomination in Michigan battleground race (Aug 5, 2026 05:24 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — An outspoken pro-Palestinian progressive who campaigned with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed bested two establishment-backed picks in a Democratic House primary for a battleground district in the state on Tuesday. William Lawrence, a co-founder of the climate advocacy group Sunrise Movement, took the Democratic nomination in the state’s 7th District, with the Associated... The post William Lawrence, El-Sayed-aligned progressive, takes Democratic House nomination in Michigan battleground race appeared first on The Forward .
Michigan Democrats await winner in party’s biggest test yet on Israel (Aug 5, 2026 03:59 AM - Forward.com – All)
The Democratic primary for the open Senate seat in Michigan appeared too close to call Tuesday night, with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens locked in a tight race that had become a proxy fight over the Gaza war and a referendum on Israel supporters’ influence in Democratic politics. According to unofficial results, El-Sayed,... The post Michigan Democrats await winner in party’s biggest test yet on Israel appeared first on The Forward .
Michigan Democrats await Senate winner in party’s biggest test yet on Israel (Aug 5, 2026 03:59 AM - Forward.com – All)
The Democratic primary for the open Senate seat in Michigan appeared too close to call Tuesday night, with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens locked in a tight race that had become a proxy fight over the Gaza war and a referendum on Israel supporters’ influence in Democratic politics. According to unofficial results, El-Sayed,... The post Michigan Democrats await Senate winner in party’s biggest test yet on Israel appeared first on The Forward .
El-Sayed prevails in Democratic showdown over Israel and AIPAC (Aug 5, 2026 03:59 AM - Forward.com – All)
Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for an open Senate seat in Michigan Tuesday night in a widely watched race that had become a proxy fight over the Gaza war and a referendum on Israel supporters’ influence in Democratic politics. According to unofficial results, El-Sayed, a physician and the son of Egyptian immigrants, narrowly defeated... The post El-Sayed prevails in Democratic showdown over Israel and AIPAC appeared first on The Forward .
El-Sayed wins Michigan primary, a showdown over Israel and AIPAC (Aug 5, 2026 03:59 AM - Forward.com – All)
Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for an open Senate seat in Michigan Tuesday night in a widely watched race that had become a proxy fight over the Gaza war and a referendum on Israel supporters’ influence in Democratic politics. According to unofficial results, El-Sayed, a physician and the son of Egyptian immigrants, narrowly defeated... The post El-Sayed wins Michigan primary, a showdown over Israel and AIPAC appeared first on The Forward .
The real Jewish story of Ceuta, Spain’s migrant-magnet neighbor to Morocco (Aug 5, 2026 12:59 AM - Forward.com – All)
For all of us who don’t know much about geography, international political crises are always welcome. Since the start of Trump 2.0, we have been discovering places we never knew existed, but now present existential threats. From straits — think Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab — to islands — whether Greenland or Heard and McDonald —... The post The real Jewish story of Ceuta, Spain’s migrant-magnet neighbor to Morocco appeared first on The Forward .
Ad for Republican Colorado governor candidate depicts Jewish opponent with horns (Aug 5, 2026 12:33 AM - Forward.com – All)
An attack ad on the Jewish Democratic candidate for governor of Colorado has depicted him with red horns, drawing condemnation from the state Democratic party — and the apparent approval of the Republican nominee. Invoking an ancient antisemitic canard that Jews have horns, the ad, created in support of Republican nominee Victor Marx and circulating... The post Ad for Republican Colorado governor candidate depicts Jewish opponent with horns appeared first on The Forward .
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