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Whatever you think of Ilhan Omar, these threats are unconscionable (Oct 15, 2026 08:18 PM - Forward.com – All)The Trump administration is reportedly planning to build a case to strip Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) of her citizenship and eventually deport her. It is my hope that American Jews — even those who do not like Omar and can recite every questionable comment she has made over the past 15 years to illustrate why... The post Whatever you think of Ilhan Omar, these threats are unconscionable appeared first on The Forward .
Germany couldn’t stop Hitler’s election tactics; can America stop Trump’s? (Oct 15, 2026 04:48 PM - Forward.com – All)
Herding political opponents into prisons and concentration camps, suspending civil liberties, and sending SA thugs to destroy newsrooms and beat up journalists were among the means used by Adolf Hitler to game Germany’s parliamentary election of March 5, 1933, won by the Nazis. As much as Donald Trump might fantasize about deploying such brutal tactics... The post Germany couldn’t stop Hitler’s election tactics; can America stop Trump’s? appeared first on The Forward .
Sally Rooney’s publisher stops selling her books in Britain, citing ban on pro-Palestinian group she backs (Oct 15, 2026 02:56 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Sally Rooney’s publisher says it will stop supplying her books in the United Kingdom because current legislation prevents it from passing her earnings on to her. The best-selling Irish writer, whose work includes the novel “Normal People,” which was adapted into a hit BBC drama, has long been a vocal supporter of the... The post Sally Rooney’s publisher stops selling her books in Britain, citing ban on pro-Palestinian group she backs appeared first on The Forward .
Trump cheered in video address to Michigan synagogue (Oct 15, 2026 02:54 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – President Donald Trump addressed a Michigan synagogue by video Wednesday evening as part of an event orchestrated by Leo Terrell, chair of the administration’s task force for combating antisemitism, and the Zionist Organization of America. Trump’s greeting, which was prerecorded, was met with applause from the estimated 500 Jews who... The post Trump cheered in video address to Michigan synagogue appeared first on The Forward .
I’m an empathetic Zionist. But it’s time for all of us to stop counting our dead. (Oct 15, 2026 09:42 AM - Forward.com – All)
There are, and always have been, several types of Zionism, as Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s Yom Kippur sermon reminded me. I first had to declare the type of Zionist I am in 1994 at a meeting at the Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles that brought together Arabs and Jews to create a speakers’ bureau that... The post I’m an empathetic Zionist. But it’s time for all of us to stop counting our dead. appeared first on The Forward .
Let my people grow: Jewish online cannabis retailer braces for new federal law to take effect (Oct 15, 2026 01:20 AM - Forward.com – All)
For the past several years, Jewish cannabis company Tokin’ Jew has offered a little something to take the edge off just about every Jewish occasion. High Holidays have you feeling stressed? Try “High, Honey,” the company’s THC-infused honey stick. Passover Seder dragging on a little too long? An edible called “4 Cups,” the first officially... The post Let my people grow: Jewish online cannabis retailer braces for new federal law to take effect appeared first on The Forward .
‘It’s not easy being a Jewish weed brand’: Tokin’ Jew faces uncertain future despite explosive growth (Oct 15, 2026 01:20 AM - Forward.com – All)
For the past several years, Jewish cannabis company Tokin’ Jew has offered a little something to take the edge off just about every Jewish occasion. High Holidays have you feeling stressed? Try “High, Honey,” the company’s THC-infused honey stick. Passover Seder dragging on a little too long? An edible called “4 Cups,” the first officially... The post ‘It’s not easy being a Jewish weed brand’: Tokin’ Jew faces uncertain future despite explosive growth appeared first on The Forward .
Trump antisemitism official to visit Michigan synagogue weeks before midterms, backed by ZOA (Oct 15, 2026 12:53 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — DETROIT – The Trump administration’s antisemitism czar will speak to a Michigan synagogue on Wednesday for a Justice Department event that also doubles as a fundraiser for the state’s chapter of the Zionist Organization of America. Leo Terrell, who chairs the administration’s Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, is attending on behalf of the... The post Trump antisemitism official to visit Michigan synagogue weeks before midterms, backed by ZOA appeared first on The Forward .
Latin Jews seek belonging and identity in a country where they feel excluded (Oct 15, 2026 12:48 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Ziggy Valdez, a nonbinary Mexican Jew studying to become a rabbi, was born in Illinois and grew up moving around the country as the child of a Navy father, always attached to a Reform synagogue. Valdez, who uses they/them pronouns, has Mexican roots on both sides of the family and has been “physically... The post Latin Jews seek belonging and identity in a country where they feel excluded appeared first on The Forward .
Ahead of elections, Bennett and Lapid pledge to strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties (Oct 15, 2026 12:37 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israel-Diaspora relations will be made a top priority for former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid if their B’Yachad party joins the next Israeli government, according to a working plan shared with JTA. Under the plan, the party seeks to elevate the importance of Diaspora Jewry by transferring responsibility for relations from... The post Ahead of elections, Bennett and Lapid pledge to strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties appeared first on The Forward .
Ossoff and Collins face off over white nationalism, Epstein, El-Sayed and Hasan Piker (Oct 15, 2026 12:30 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff reaffirmed Israel’s right to combat Hamas in Gaza while stressing that its use of U.S. weapons must be in compliance with international law during a debate on Tuesday ahead of the Nov. 3 elections. His opponent, Republican Rep. Mike Collins, seeks to unseat Ossoff in a race that could... The post Ossoff and Collins face off over white nationalism, Epstein, El-Sayed and Hasan Piker appeared first on The Forward .
Bomb threat hoaxes called into four U.S. Jewish day schools (Oct 15, 2026 12:23 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Bomb threat hoaxes targeting four U.S. Jewish day schools resulted in evacuations and a lockdown within the last week. Hoaxers called in threats two minutes apart on Oct. 9 to two Brooklyn yeshivas, the Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School and the United Talmudical Academy of Williamsburg, News 12 reported. Police later... The post Bomb threat hoaxes called into four U.S. Jewish day schools appeared first on The Forward .
Memories of Bubbe Khave-Leye at the marketplace in Buenos Aires (Oct 14, 2026 08:07 PM - Forward.com – All)
אין אונדזערע צײַטן זענען ווייניק יונגע מענטשן זוכה אויסצוּוואַקסן אין אַ שטוב וווּ עס וווינען דרײַ דורות. איך בין געבוירן געוואָרן אין אַ שטוב, וווּ עס האָבן געוווינט צוזאַמען מײַנע טאַטע־מאַמע מיט די טאַטע־מאַמע פֿון מײַן מאַמע – באָבע חווה־לאה און זיידע חיים־מענדל — יעדער דור מיט זײַן אייגענער גײַסטיקער וועלט, שפּראַך און נסיון אין... The post Memories of Bubbe Khave-Leye at the marketplace in Buenos Aires appeared first on The Forward .
‘It’s a whole ‘nother level of hate’: Pro-Palestinian groups target Oregon Hillel director (Oct 14, 2026 07:53 PM - Forward.com – All)
The fall semester at Oregon Hillel started with a stolen sukkah. Days later, the director found his face plastered on flyers around University of Oregon’s campus, branding him “Enemy of the People.” Then came the Oct. 7 anniversary, when pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched to the Hillel House and set fire to an American-Israeli flag on the... The post ‘It’s a whole ‘nother level of hate’: Pro-Palestinian groups target Oregon Hillel director appeared first on The Forward .
NYC Comptroller breaks campaign promise to Jewish voters to buy Israel Bonds, drawing praise from Mamdani (Oct 14, 2026 07:34 PM - Forward.com – All)
New York City Comptroller Mark Levine’s decision not to resume the city’s investments in Israel Bonds, breaking a campaign promise he made to Jewish voters last year, drew mixed reactions Wednesday from supporters of Israel and advocates for the Palestinian cause. It also marked another symbolic shift in the city’s relationship with Israel under Mayor... The post NYC Comptroller breaks campaign promise to Jewish voters to buy Israel Bonds, drawing praise from Mamdani appeared first on The Forward .
A town in the Alps that rescued Jews from the Nazis (Oct 14, 2026 05:13 PM - Forward.com – All)
Read the original Yiddish article here. During a trip to the French Alps this year, I discovered a village with a fascinating Jewish history. Saint-Martin-Vésubie sprawls across a mountain in southern France near the Italian border, its slopes dotted with colorful houses. A river runs through the center of town, lined with pine trees and... The post A town in the Alps that rescued Jews from the Nazis appeared first on The Forward .
This town in the Alps rescued Jews from the Nazis (Oct 14, 2026 05:13 PM - Forward.com – All)
Read the original Yiddish article here. During a trip to the French Alps this year, I discovered a village with a fascinating Jewish history. Saint-Martin-Vésubie sprawls across a mountain in southern France near the Italian border, its slopes dotted with colorful houses. A river runs through the center of town, lined with pine trees and... The post This town in the Alps rescued Jews from the Nazis appeared first on The Forward .
Trump may endorse Netanyahu. But loving Israel is not the same as loving Bibi. (Oct 14, 2026 04:22 PM - Forward.com – All)
President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of endorsing a candidate in Israel’s Oct. 27 election. “I may be doing something,” he said when asked about it this week. He did not say whom he might support, although his history with Benjamin Netanyahu makes the prime minister seemingly the likely possibility. I am here to... The post Trump may endorse Netanyahu. But loving Israel is not the same as loving Bibi. appeared first on The Forward .
‘Sefer Elijah’ — probably the oldest proto-Ashkenazi text (Oct 14, 2026 03:46 PM - Forward.com – All)
ס׳איז מעגלעך, אַז מיר האָט זיך אײַנגעגעבן צו אַנטדעקן דעם עלטסטן פּראָטאָ־אַשכּנזישן טעקסט, אָנגעשריבן אינעם פֿריִיִקן 9טן יאָרהונדערט. דאָס איז דער אוראַלטער אַפּאָקאַליפּטישער מדרש „ספֿר אליהו‟, אַ ספֿר וואָס איז מיר שוין לאַנג גוט באַקאַנט. געשען איז עס אַזוי: ווען איך בין ערשט אָנגעקומען קיין אַמעריקע אין 1998 — אין וויליאַמסבורג — האָב איך זיך... The post ‘Sefer Elijah’ — probably the oldest proto-Ashkenazi text appeared first on The Forward .
Roy Lichtenstein was far more than just a copyist, Roy Lichtenstein was far more than just a copyist (Oct 14, 2026 03:42 PM - Forward.com – All)
It’s easy to understand why the new Roy Lichtenstein exhibit at the Whitney Museum foregrounds the issue of copying, even to the extent of embracing it. Lichtenstein was — as his “Image Duplicator” from 1963 (included prominently here) shows — a constant and avowed copier. That’s by no means all he did, but he was... The post Roy Lichtenstein was far more than just a copyist, Roy Lichtenstein was far more than just a copyist appeared first on The Forward .
They want Jewish life without Zionism. Now they’re building the institutions to match. (Oct 14, 2026 11:21 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — One year after Jewish Currents editor-at-large Arielle Angel called for “new Jewish institutions” that have no attachment to Israel or Zionism, more than 100 Jews crammed into a Victorian house-turned-event space in central Brooklyn in hopes of creating them. The event was billed as a bootcamp for people hoping to get fledgling Jewish... The post They want Jewish life without Zionism. Now they’re building the institutions to match. appeared first on The Forward .
After bronze win, judo athlete Raz Hershko tells JTA, ‘I stand for something far bigger than myself.’ (Oct 14, 2026 11:16 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israeli judoka Raz Hershko, one of the country’s top athletes, missed a major opportunity in 2025 when the 12-day war between Israel and Iran closed Israeli airspace, preventing her from traveling to Budapest. Earlier this year, she withdrew from the Tashkent Grand Slam after the Shin Bet ordered the Israeli team to leave... The post After bronze win, judo athlete Raz Hershko tells JTA, ‘I stand for something far bigger than myself.’ appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish school educators cancel trip to Italy after Italian education program required participants to denounce ‘genocide’ in Gaza (Oct 14, 2026 11:12 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Educators from Jewish schools across the U.S. canceled a study trip to Reggio Emilia, Italy, over whether the hosts would require participants to formally distance themselves from Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank. The controversy has drawn accusations of antisemitism from Jewish educators and from Italian Jewish community leaders. It has... The post Jewish school educators cancel trip to Italy after Italian education program required participants to denounce ‘genocide’ in Gaza appeared first on The Forward .
Why Evangelical Christians are hell-bent on finding Noah’s Ark (Oct 14, 2026 11:12 AM - Forward.com – All)
As Jews in synagogues around the world read the story of Noah’s ark this week. a team of Biblical archeologists funded by Christian groups will be working to excavate it. For the last three months, the group has been surveying a boat-shaped geological formation in eastern Turkey that has tantalized explorers for decades. They’re hoping... The post Why Evangelical Christians are hell-bent on finding Noah’s Ark appeared first on The Forward .
Christian archaeologists are hell-bent on finding Noah’s Ark. Do they have a chance? (Oct 14, 2026 11:12 AM - Forward.com – All)
As Jews in synagogues around the world read the story of Noah’s ark this week, a team of Biblical archeologists funded by Christian groups will be working to excavate it. For the last three months, the group has been surveying a boat-shaped geological formation in eastern Turkey that has tantalized explorers for decades. They’re hoping... The post Christian archaeologists are hell-bent on finding Noah’s Ark. Do they have a chance? appeared first on The Forward .
Somerville councilors to discuss Israel divestment proposal (Oct 13, 2026 11:39 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — SOMERVILLE, Mass. — The issue of divestment from Israel returns to the Somerville City Council in Massachusetts on Tuesday night as lawmakers plan to discuss how to implement a nonbinding ballot question on the matter that passed last year. The divestment push has divided the city of more than 84,000 residents, which has... The post Somerville councilors to discuss Israel divestment proposal appeared first on The Forward .
A major Jewish museum hopes to join the Smithsonian – at a difficult moment for the storied institution (Oct 13, 2026 11:30 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is moving closer to becoming part of the Smithsonian Institution at a moment of significant upheaval for the storied museum network. A new congressional commission will study whether to make the museum part of the Smithsonian. Its members were sworn in Tuesday, when they also... The post A major Jewish museum hopes to join the Smithsonian – at a difficult moment for the storied institution appeared first on The Forward .
Two deaths in Manchester synagogue attack last year will be probed through public inquiry, Britain says (Oct 13, 2026 11:20 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The deaths of two Jewish men in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester last year will be examined through a public inquiry, the British home secretary announced on Monday, a necessary step to include sensitive information in the investigation. Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby were killed during the attack on Yom Kippur... The post Two deaths in Manchester synagogue attack last year will be probed through public inquiry, Britain says appeared first on The Forward .
Checkmate? Netanyahu faces a daunting playing field ahead of Oct. 27 (Oct 13, 2026 11:18 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — With just two weeks to go before Israel’s election, the political chessboard is set — and there is little indication that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has found a winning move. Israel’s prime minister is not elected directly by voters but must assemble a coalition commanding a majority of the Knesset’s 120 seats. That... The post Checkmate? Netanyahu faces a daunting playing field ahead of Oct. 27 appeared first on The Forward .
Poll: Most New York City Jewish voters say criticism of Israel is often a cover for antisemitism (Oct 13, 2026 08:37 PM - Forward.com – All)
A majority of Jewish voters in New York City believe criticism of the Israeli government is often used as a cover for antisemitism, and more are concerned about antisemitic speech and attitudes than physical hate crimes, according to a new poll examining Jewish views on rising antisemitism and the city’s political climate. The survey also... The post Poll: Most New York City Jewish voters say criticism of Israel is often a cover for antisemitism appeared first on The Forward .
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