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Confronting art and love as the Nazis close in (Feb 19, 2026 07:55 PM - Forward.com – All)The New York theater world has been enriched in recent years by small companies of artists who are Russian-born and work from a Russian sensibility, though often in the English language. In an interview, Roman Freud, a playwright, actor, and co-founder of the Five Evenings Company, pointed out that many of the Russian theater artists... The post Confronting art and love as the Nazis close in appeared first on The Forward .
Rembrandt has been hailed for his love of the Jewish people — was it all a myth? (Feb 19, 2026 07:40 PM - Forward.com – All)
In a preface to the 1932 Hebrew edition of the painter Leonid Pasternak’s study of Rembrandt, Russian-Jewish poet Hayim Nahman Bialik observed that although the Dutch artist was not Jewish, we “must consider him as ‘a Jew of honor,’ for his love and empathy towards the Jews.” Bialik was not alone in his admiration. Rembrandt’s... The post Rembrandt has been hailed for his love of the Jewish people — was it all a myth? appeared first on The Forward .
New U2 album includes Israeli poem and a song about slain Palestinian activist (Feb 19, 2026 06:26 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — U2 frontman Bono delivered sharp criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and lavish praise on Jewish tradition in an interview released Wednesday alongside the band’s new EP, titled “Days of Ash.” The album — the first from U2 since 2017 — includes a song memorializing Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen, who was killed... The post New U2 album includes Israeli poem and a song about slain Palestinian activist appeared first on The Forward .
A ‘Yiddish Vokh’ for nerds — but without the families (Feb 19, 2026 04:52 PM - Forward.com – All)
דעם 9טן ביזן 16טן פֿעברואַר איז אין קלויזנבורג, רומעניע פֿאָרגעקומען די ערשטע אינטענסיווע ייִדישע ווינטער־פּראָגראַם געווידמעט דער טעמע ייִדיש אין געוועזענעם מיזרח־בלאָק, ד״ה אין ראַטן־פֿאַרבאַנד, פּוילן, און רומעניע אין דער קאָמוניסטישער תּקופֿה. אַן אינטענסיווע ייִדיש־פּראָגראַם מיט אַזאַ טעמע, וווּ מע לערנט סאָוועטיש ייִדיש און אָרטאָגראַפֿיע, איז נאָך קיין מאָל נישט געווען, אויף וויפֿל איך ווייס —... The post A ‘Yiddish Vokh’ for nerds — but without the families appeared first on The Forward .
Yiddish-speaking students praise recent Yiddish retreat in Romania (Feb 19, 2026 04:52 PM - Forward.com – All)
דעם 9טן ביזן 16טן פֿעברואַר איז אין קלויזנבורג, רומעניע פֿאָרגעקומען די ערשטע אינטענסיווע ייִדישע ווינטער־פּראָגראַם געווידמעט דער טעמע ייִדיש אין געוועזענעם מיזרח־בלאָק, ד״ה אין ראַטן־פֿאַרבאַנד, פּוילן, און רומעניע אין דער קאָמוניסטישער תּקופֿה. אַן אינטענסיווע ייִדיש־פּראָגראַם מיט אַזאַ טעמע, וווּ מע לערנט סאָוועטיש ייִדיש און אָרטאָגראַפֿיע, איז נאָך קיין מאָל נישט געווען, אויף וויפֿל איך ווייס —... The post Yiddish-speaking students praise recent Yiddish retreat in Romania appeared first on The Forward .
Yiddish-speaking students praise recent Yiddish retreat in Romania (Feb 19, 2026 04:52 PM - Forward.com – All)
דעם 9טן ביזן 16טן פֿעברואַר איז אין קלויזנבורג, רומעניע פֿאָרגעקומען די ערשטע אינטענסיווע ייִדישע ווינטער־פּראָגראַם געווידמעט דער טעמע ייִדיש אין געוועזענעם מיזרח־בלאָק, ד״ה אין ראַטן־פֿאַרבאַנד, פּוילן, און רומעניע אין דער קאָמוניסטישער תּקופֿה. אַן אינטענסיווע ייִדיש־פּראָגראַם מיט אַזאַ טעמע, וווּ מע לערנט סאָוועטיש ייִדיש און אָרטאָגראַפֿיע, איז נאָך קיין מאָל נישט געווען, אויף וויפֿל איך ווייס —... The post Yiddish-speaking students praise recent Yiddish retreat in Romania appeared first on The Forward .
Trump’s Board of Peace convenes on Gaza as prospect of U.S. war with Iran surges (Feb 19, 2026 04:24 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The Board of Peace convened by President Donald Trump to administer Gaza’s reconstruction is meeting for the first time in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. At the same time, signs are mounting that Trump could launch a long-threatened war on Iran imminently, which would throw the Middle East back into turmoil. U.S. warships are... The post Trump’s Board of Peace convenes on Gaza as prospect of U.S. war with Iran surges appeared first on The Forward .
Tucker Carlson draws scorn for claiming he was ‘detained’ at Israeli airport after Mike Huckabee interview (Feb 19, 2026 02:33 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Tucker Carlson had just barely wrapped his interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee before the two were already disagreeing on a basic fact. Carlson, the influential conservative commentator, flew to Tel Aviv on Wednesday to conduct the interview with Huckabee at Ben Gurion Airport, departing hours later without leaving the airport.... The post Tucker Carlson draws scorn for claiming he was ‘detained’ at Israeli airport after Mike Huckabee interview appeared first on The Forward .
Les Wexner testifies that he was ‘conned’ by Jeffrey Epstein and did not know of his crimes (Feb 19, 2026 01:45 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Leslie Wexner, the Ohio retail billionaire whose association with Jeffrey Epstein has shadowed his philanthropic legacy, spent six hours Wednesday answering questions in a closed-door congressional deposition that Democrats later derided as implausible and evasive. Wexner, 88, appeared before staff of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform at his home in... The post Les Wexner testifies that he was ‘conned’ by Jeffrey Epstein and did not know of his crimes appeared first on The Forward .
Quietly sold by Jewish library, letter by famed 18th-century rabbi surfaces at auction, fetching $400,000 (Feb 19, 2026 12:11 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A decade ago, amid a financial crisis, the Jewish Theological Seminary turned to its assets, selling real estate as well as rare books from its world-renowned library. The book sales were private, and the institution has never detailed what was sold or for how much. Now, a lost treasure from the library has... The post Quietly sold by Jewish library, letter by famed 18th-century rabbi surfaces at auction, fetching $400,000 appeared first on The Forward .
International social workers group rejects measure to expel Israeli union amid pressure from Jewish groups (Feb 19, 2026 11:59 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — An international federation of social workers has voted not to expel the Israeli Union of Social Workers following weeks of debate and opposition from Jewish groups over their potential ban. “After careful deliberation, IFSW members voted against this motion,” the National Association of Social Workers, the U.S. affiliate of the International Federation of... The post International social workers group rejects measure to expel Israeli union amid pressure from Jewish groups appeared first on The Forward .
Israeli police detain Women of the Wall leaders a day after high-stakes court hearing (Feb 19, 2026 11:48 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM — Israeli police detained two Women of the Wall activists on Wednesday morning after their monthly Rosh Chodesh prayer service at the Western Wall was disrupted by demonstrators, escalating tensions at the Jerusalem holy site a day after the High Court of Justice heard petitions accusing the government of stalling upgrades to... The post Israeli police detain Women of the Wall leaders a day after high-stakes court hearing appeared first on The Forward .
How Jesse Jackson changed his mind about Jews — and what Abe Foxman made of it (Feb 19, 2026 11:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
As Reverend Jesse Jackson navigated a tricky relationship with the Jewish community in the late 1980s and early 1990s, former ADL chief Abraham Foxman had a front-row seat. “I was very critical of him publicly, with his meeting with Arafat, with Farrakhan,” Foxman told me in a phone call, referring to Jackson’s public meetings with... The post How Jesse Jackson changed his mind about Jews — and what Abe Foxman made of it appeared first on The Forward .
The dark message behind Tucker Carlson’s attempt to drum up drama in Israel (Feb 19, 2026 02:54 AM - Forward.com – All)
Tucker Carlson’s visit to Israel lasted only a few hours — not long enough to experience the country, but sufficient to stage a performance. Carlson claimed he had experienced “bizarre” treatment at Ben Gurion Airport, a description that Israeli and U.S. officials dismissed. What actually happened: He underwent routine security questioning on his way to interview... The post The dark message behind Tucker Carlson’s attempt to drum up drama in Israel appeared first on The Forward .
Rediscovering the ‘Dybbuk’ composer Henokh Kon (Feb 19, 2026 02:26 AM - Forward.com – All)
When the 1936 Polish Yiddish feature Al Khet (I Have Sinned) screened at the New York Jewish Film Festival last month after a decades-long restoration process, seeing the film was cause for celebration. Hearing the soundtrack was my greatest joy. It was scored by one of my favorite Yiddish composers, Henokh Kon, who created the... The post Rediscovering the ‘Dybbuk’ composer Henokh Kon appeared first on The Forward .
She’s a Democratic Socialist who affirmed Israel’s right to exist. Can she be LA’s next mayor? (Feb 19, 2026 12:46 AM - Forward.com – All)
LOS ANGELES – City Councilmember Nithya Raman won the backing of two very different organizations the last time she ran for office. One of them was Democrats for Israel Los Angeles, a liberal Zionist group. The other was perhaps the most overtly anti-Israel collective in town — the local chapter of Democratic Socialists of America.... The post She’s a Democratic Socialist who affirmed Israel’s right to exist. Can she be LA’s next mayor? appeared first on The Forward .
She’s a democratic socialist who affirmed Israel’s right to exist. Can she be LA’s next mayor? (Feb 19, 2026 12:46 AM - Forward.com – All)
LOS ANGELES – City Councilmember Nithya Raman won the backing of two very different organizations the last time she ran for office. One of them was Democrats for Israel Los Angeles, a liberal Zionist group. The other was perhaps the most overtly anti-Israel collective in town — the local chapter of Democratic Socialists of America.... The post She’s a democratic socialist who affirmed Israel’s right to exist. Can she be LA’s next mayor? appeared first on The Forward .
Forverts podcast, episode 6: At-risk languages (Feb 18, 2026 09:42 PM - Forward.com – All)
דער פֿאָרווערטס האָט שוין אַרויסגעלאָזט דעם זעקסטן קאַפּיטל פֿונעם ייִדישן פּאָדקאַסט, Yiddish With Rukhl. דאָס מאָל איז די טעמע „שפּראַכן אין אַ סכּנה“. אין דעם קאַפּיטל לייענט שׂרה־רחל שעכטער פֿאָר אַן אַרטיקל פֿונעם ייִדיש־אַקטיוויסט דזשייק שנײַדער, „וואָס אַקטיוויסטן פֿאַר שפּראַכן אין אַ סכּנה קענען זיך אָפּלערנען איינער פֿונעם אַנדערן.“ צו הערן דעם פּאָדקאַסט, גיט אַ... The post Forverts podcast, episode 6: At-risk languages appeared first on The Forward .
An audiobook narrator told Zionists to kill themselves. A popular romance novelist hired him anyway. (Feb 18, 2026 09:41 PM - Forward.com – All)
A bestselling romance novelist is facing backlash from her Jewish readers after hiring an audiobook narrator who previously posted on social media telling Zionists to kill themselves. Abby Jimenez’s novel The Night We Met, set to be published next month, features voice actor Zachary Webber as the narrator of the audiobook. “If you’re a Zionist... The post An audiobook narrator told Zionists to kill themselves. A popular romance novelist hired him anyway. appeared first on The Forward .
At the BBYO International Convention, Jewish teens demand a seat at the table (Feb 18, 2026 06:02 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Standing before thousands of teens packed into the BBYO International Convention Saturday night in Philadelphia, Leo Coen and Raquel Rogoff unveiled the culmination of days of collaboration with their peers: a resolution meant to shape not just the next year of Jewish advocacy, but who gets to define it. “People often say that... The post At the BBYO International Convention, Jewish teens demand a seat at the table appeared first on The Forward .
A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region (Feb 18, 2026 05:58 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — An abandoned synagogue in Pennsylvania’s coal region, which until the early 2000s had served Jewish residents of Mahanoy City for more than 80 years, collapsed late Thursday night, officials and neighbors told the local media. Emergency crews responded to reports of falling walls and scattered debris at the former Beth Israel Synagogue, a... The post A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region appeared first on The Forward .
Like Trump, Hitler also wanted to build monuments to himself — so did Franco, Gaddafi and Alexander the Great (Feb 18, 2026 03:28 PM - Forward.com – All)
As the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler laid out plans for structures that would serve as monuments to himself. His grandest scheme was predicated on his absolute certainty Germany would conquer the world: rebuilding Berlin into a Wagnerian monument to Teutonic superiority and renaming the city World Capital Germania. Just as Hitler sought to... The post Like Trump, Hitler also wanted to build monuments to himself — so did Franco, Gaddafi and Alexander the Great appeared first on The Forward .
Jeremy Carl is latest Trump nominee facing Senate pushback over history of antisemitic remarks (Feb 18, 2026 03:21 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A key GOP senator is opposing the appointment of a Trump nominee over his past remarks about Jews, the Holocaust and Israel, potentially dooming Jeremy Carl’s bid for a top State Department post. Carl, who is seeking the role of Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, drew scrutiny during his Thursday... The post Jeremy Carl is latest Trump nominee facing Senate pushback over history of antisemitic remarks appeared first on The Forward .
Spike Lee says his pro-Palestinian NBA All-Star Game fit wasn’t meant as a dig against Deni Avdija (Feb 18, 2026 02:06 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The director Spike Lee says he was not targeting the first Israeli NBA All-Star when he wore a pro-Palestinian outfit to the All-Star Game on Sunday. Lee’s outfit which featured a keffiyeh-patterned sweater and flag-themed bag strap. Some of his critics charged that he had chosen the outfit especially because Deni Avdija, the... The post Spike Lee says his pro-Palestinian NBA All-Star Game fit wasn’t meant as a dig against Deni Avdija appeared first on The Forward .
Eli Sharabi’s ‘Hostage’ memoir named Jewish book of the year (Feb 18, 2026 10:50 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Eli Sharabi’s memoir “Hostage,” recounting his experience in Hamas captivity after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, has been named Book of the Year by the National Jewish Book Awards, organizers announced Wednesday. The awards, presented by the Jewish Book Council and considered among the most prestigious honors in Jewish literature, recognize outstanding English-language... The post Eli Sharabi’s ‘Hostage’ memoir named Jewish book of the year appeared first on The Forward .
Andorra’s tiny Jewish community reels after local carnival features mock execution of Israeli effigy (Feb 18, 2026 12:36 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — An annual festival in Andorra drew condemnation from the country’s small Jewish community after an effigy bearing the Israeli flag was staged in a mock trial and then hung and shot. The incident was part of the traditional Catalan festival Carnestoltes, which occurs yearly before Lent, the 40-day period that precedes Easter. At... The post Andorra’s tiny Jewish community reels after local carnival features mock execution of Israeli effigy appeared first on The Forward .
British woman who removed an Israeli hostage poster from a memorial site is convicted of theft (Feb 18, 2026 12:33 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A British woman who is married to a Jewish anti-Zionist activist has been convicted of theft in connection with a 2024 incident in which she removed an Israeli hostage poster and threw it in the trash. Fiona Monro, 58, of Brighton, England, was found guilty of theft, but not convicted of criminal damage... The post British woman who removed an Israeli hostage poster from a memorial site is convicted of theft appeared first on The Forward .
American Jewish speedskater Emery Lehman wins silver in final Winter Olympics (Feb 17, 2026 11:56 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Emery Lehman, a Jewish speedskater and four-time Olympian, captured a silver medal in the men’s team pursuit on Tuesday, his second career medal. Lehman, 29, and his teammates Casey Dawson and Ethan Cepuran finished 4.51 seconds behind the host country Italy in what was considered an unexpected loss for the United States. Since... The post American Jewish speedskater Emery Lehman wins silver in final Winter Olympics appeared first on The Forward .
Madrid museum sparks outcry after ejecting 3 elderly Israeli tourists who displayed Israeli flag, Star of David (Feb 17, 2026 11:51 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A pro-Israel group says it is taking legal action against the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid after a museum staffer ejected three elderly Israeli women who displayed the Israeli flag and the Star of David on its premises. The incident drew condemnation from Jewish groups and leaders as video from the encounter on... The post Madrid museum sparks outcry after ejecting 3 elderly Israeli tourists who displayed Israeli flag, Star of David appeared first on The Forward .
More Jewish officials are rebuking Rep. Randy Fine over tweet comparing Muslims to dogs (Feb 17, 2026 11:49 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Since assuming office last year, Florida Jewish Rep. Randy Fine has ignited pushback on a regular basis over his comments about Muslims and Palestinians. This week anger over a new tweet from the GOP Congressman spilled over even further, igniting a wide rebuke from Jews and pro-Israel figures on the other side of... The post More Jewish officials are rebuking Rep. Randy Fine over tweet comparing Muslims to dogs appeared first on The Forward .
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