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He was a privileged Jewish kid from NYC’s Upper East Side. Donald Trump was his greatest invention. (Aug 31, 2026 07:31 PM - Forward.com – All)American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump By Kai Bird with Susan Goldmark Scribner, $32, 528 pages By the beginning of the new millennium, Roy Cohn, the red-baiting scourge of the McCarthy hearings, lived largely in the pages of U.S. history books, trotted out on occasion to illustrate how America... The post He was a privileged Jewish kid from NYC’s Upper East Side. Donald Trump was his greatest invention. appeared first on The Forward .
Trump wants to remake Washington — Hitler tried to do the same to Berlin (Aug 31, 2026 06:03 PM - Forward.com – All)
“It was natural that I also followed my passion for architecture. My faith increased that after many years my dreams would become reality. I was firmly convinced that I would win fame as a builder.” –Adolf Hitler “I own buildings. I’m a builder; I know how to build. Nobody can build like I can build.”... The post Trump wants to remake Washington — Hitler tried to do the same to Berlin appeared first on The Forward .
John Galliano bows out of Met exhibition as backlash over antisemitism mounts (Aug 31, 2026 04:21 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — John Galliano withdrew from a planned exhibition of his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in response to a rapidly escalating controversy over the museum’s decision to honor the fashion designer despite his history of antisemitic and racist remarks. Galliano said Monday that, after discussions with the Met and others involved in... The post John Galliano bows out of Met exhibition as backlash over antisemitism mounts appeared first on The Forward .
Julie Moos Named as the Forward’s New Editor-in-Chief & Chief Content Officer (Aug 31, 2026 03:58 PM - Forward.com – All)
The Forward today announced the appointment of Julie Moos as Editor-in-Chief & Chief Content Officer. This newly created executive position merges newsroom leadership with audience strategy, positioning the nation’s premier independent Jewish news outlet to accelerate digital growth and serve audiences across platforms. The appointment was announced by Forward Publisher & CEO Rachel Fishman Feddersen.... The post Julie Moos Named as the Forward’s New Editor-in-Chief & Chief Content Officer appeared first on The Forward .
Julie Moos named as the Forward’s New Editor-in-Chief & Chief Content Officer (Aug 31, 2026 03:58 PM - Forward.com – All)
The Forward today announced the appointment of Julie Moos as Editor-in-Chief & Chief Content Officer. This newly created executive position merges newsroom leadership with audience strategy, positioning the nation’s premier independent Jewish news outlet to accelerate digital growth and serve audiences across platforms. The appointment was announced by Forward Publisher & CEO Rachel Fishman Feddersen.... The post Julie Moos named as the Forward’s New Editor-in-Chief & Chief Content Officer appeared first on The Forward .
Julie Moos named as the Forward’s new Editor-in-Chief & Chief Content Officer (Aug 31, 2026 03:58 PM - Forward.com – All)
The Forward today announced the appointment of Julie Moos as Editor-in-Chief & Chief Content Officer. This newly created executive position merges newsroom leadership with audience strategy, positioning the nation’s premier independent Jewish news outlet to accelerate digital growth and serve audiences across platforms. The appointment was announced by Forward Publisher & CEO Rachel Fishman Feddersen.... The post Julie Moos named as the Forward’s new Editor-in-Chief & Chief Content Officer appeared first on The Forward .
Republican Mike Rogers is the Senate candidate Democrats need to save their party (Aug 31, 2026 11:03 AM - Forward.com – All)
Many progressive Michiganders – especially in the Jewish community – will hold their nose and vote for Democratic Senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed despite his association, friendship and political partnership with antisemitic streamer Hasan Piker. Many will hold their nose because El-Sayed has called Israel a “rogue” state, refusing to recognize the Jewish State of Israel... The post Republican Mike Rogers is the Senate candidate Democrats need to save their party appeared first on The Forward .
Randy Fine denounces ‘rise of Islam in America’ in address to Republican Jewish confab (Aug 31, 2026 10:16 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — LAS VEGAS — Jewish far-right firebrand Randy Fine attacked Muslim politicians in the Democratic party as he addressed the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit on Sunday night. There were many denouncements of democratic socialist politicians at the gathering’s gala dinner, but the Florida congressman’s criticism was the most pointed as he addressed, what... The post Randy Fine denounces ‘rise of Islam in America’ in address to Republican Jewish confab appeared first on The Forward .
‘All of us have to bring down violence wherever we see it,’ El-Sayed says following address to Jewish Democrats (Aug 31, 2026 08:30 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BIRMINGHAM – Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said he wished he could retract his past comments regarding a synagogue attack, speaking with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency minutes after he issued his second apology in as many days to the Jewish community in the Wolverine State. “If I had the opportunity to take... The post ‘All of us have to bring down violence wherever we see it,’ El-Sayed says following address to Jewish Democrats appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu wants his far-right allies to unite. One of them is betting on a bigger prize: replacing Netanyahu himself. (Aug 30, 2026 10:16 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israel’s right-wing firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir, the minister of national security, has spent the past several days under intense pressure from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do something he plainly does not want to do: join forces in the coming election with his far-right rival, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich. Netanyahu has good reason to be worried.... The post Netanyahu wants his far-right allies to unite. One of them is betting on a bigger prize: replacing Netanyahu himself. appeared first on The Forward .
As Nepal’s flood toll climbs, Jewish aid groups mobilize to help survivors recover (Aug 30, 2026 09:59 PM - Forward.com – All)
Two Jewish humanitarian groups — IsraAID and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, widely known as “the Joint” — have sent emergency aid to Nepal’s border with Tibet where flash floods and landslides have killed at least 800 people and more than 3,000 are still missing. Triggered by a landslide that tore through the mountainous... The post As Nepal’s flood toll climbs, Jewish aid groups mobilize to help survivors recover appeared first on The Forward .
‘I made a mistake’: Abdul El-Sayed apologizes to Michigan Jews for past comments about synagogue attack (Aug 30, 2026 11:33 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — LANSING — Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed apologized for his past comments regarding the March attack on Temple Israel in suburban Detroit during a meeting with the state Democratic party’s Jewish caucus at the party convention on Saturday. The Democratic nominee told the room that his remarks following the attempted targeting of... The post ‘I made a mistake’: Abdul El-Sayed apologizes to Michigan Jews for past comments about synagogue attack appeared first on The Forward .
The woodcutter and the water carrier in the Torah portion, Nitzavim (Aug 30, 2026 01:34 AM - Forward.com – All)
לעילוי נשמת מײַן באָבע מנוחה וויטקא ע״ה לזרוב, לכבֿוד איר יאָרצײַט, ט״ו אלול איינער פֿון די שטאַרקסטע קעגנער מיט וועמען אַ מענטש דאַרף זיך אויסקעמפֿן איז…זיך אַליין. די סיבה איז פּשוט: די געדאַנקען און געפֿילן וואָס אַ מענטש קען צום בעסטן, זענען זײַנע אייגענע. און ווײַל דאָס זענען זײַנע פּערזענלעכע געדאַנקען און נײגונגען, איז מען... The post The woodcutter and the water carrier in the Torah portion, Nitzavim appeared first on The Forward .
Vance, who’s drawn ire of Jewish conservatives, will speak at Republican Jewish confab (Aug 29, 2026 02:49 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Vice President JD Vance, who has drawn the ire of a number of Jewish conservatives, will speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit in Las Vegas on Monday, the RJC confirmed. “The Republican Jewish Coalition is proud to welcome Vice President JD Vance to our National Leadership Summit in Las Vegas,” said... The post Vance, who’s drawn ire of Jewish conservatives, will speak at Republican Jewish confab appeared first on The Forward .
Israeli expats push for voting rights in Oct. 27 election (Aug 29, 2026 02:45 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — When Ilana Mittman, a retired social scientist with American and Israeli citizenship, began arranging a trip to Israel from her home in Baltimore, she planned to observe her late father’s Yahrzeit and cast her ballot in the national elections on Oct. 27. Checking her voter registration status online, she made a startling discovery:... The post Israeli expats push for voting rights in Oct. 27 election appeared first on The Forward .
Jon Ossoff joins Democrats distancing from Hasan Piker (Aug 29, 2026 02:40 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff distanced himself from left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, who has called Ossoff a “dark-horse” presidential candidate, citing Piker’s “reckless and dangerous rhetoric” about American Jews. Ossoff is facing criticism from some of his state’s local Jewish community over his votes to block certain arms sales to Israel. He has joined... The post Jon Ossoff joins Democrats distancing from Hasan Piker appeared first on The Forward .
How the sunken 1948 Altalena arms ship became an election battleground in Israel in 2026 (Aug 29, 2026 02:37 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The discovery this week of the sunken arms ship the Altalena, which almost sparked an Israeli civil war just one month after the fledgling state was created in 1948, has become a political battle ground for right-politicians seeking support in advance of the Oct. 27 elections. “There is no more mobilizing ethos on... The post How the sunken 1948 Altalena arms ship became an election battleground in Israel in 2026 appeared first on The Forward .
Israel’s Ethiopian asylum seekers fight deportation efforts (Aug 29, 2026 02:28 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. TEL AVIV – When Endalkew Yemani Tesma fled Ethiopia in 2005, he did not know what awaited him on the way to Israel, nor that once he arrived, he would spend nearly two decades without permanent status. He passed through Sudan, then Libya, then Sudan... The post Israel’s Ethiopian asylum seekers fight deportation efforts appeared first on The Forward .
Milo Yiannopoulos, right-wing troll with links to popular antisemitic figures, detained by ICE (Aug 29, 2026 02:02 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, a close associate of Ye, Candace Owens and other past and present promoters of antisemitic conspiracy theories, has been detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers, federal officials announced Friday. Yiannopoulos, a British citizen who himself has cheered on the Trump administration’s mass deportations, was arrested in New Orleans... The post Milo Yiannopoulos, right-wing troll with links to popular antisemitic figures, detained by ICE appeared first on The Forward .
These Jews are looking for a ‘runner’s chai’ (Aug 29, 2026 01:42 AM - Forward.com – All)
Ezra Feig begins each Friday the same way: corralling 100 Jews to go on a run in Central Park. He stands up on a park bench, towering above the crowd. They’re schmoozing and stretching, with impressive energy considering the hour. Around half wear blue shirts and shorts emblazoned with a white Star of David, interlaced... The post These Jews are looking for a ‘runner’s chai’ appeared first on The Forward .
AUDIO: Scholar Ruth Wisse describes her collaboration with songwriter Leonard Cohen (Aug 28, 2026 07:10 PM - Forward.com – All)
אין אַ גאָר אינטערעסאַנטן אינטערוויו אויף דער ייִדישער ראַדיאָ־פּראָגראַם „דאָס ייִדישע קול“, גיט די אָנגעזעענע ייִדישע ליטעראָטור־פֿאָרשערין רות ווײַס איבער אירע זכרונות פֿון אַ צאָל באַקאַנטע ייִדישע פֿיגורן. זי דערציילט ווי אַזוי זי האָט געזאַמלט געלט פֿאַר אַ בוך שריפֿטן פֿונעם קאַנאַדער לידער־שרײַבער און זינגער לענאַרד כּהן, מיט וועמען זי איז געבליבן גוטע פֿרײַנד ביזן... The post AUDIO: Scholar Ruth Wisse describes her collaboration with songwriter Leonard Cohen appeared first on The Forward .
A little‑remembered Gilded Age millionaire helped make milk safe for American kids through his ‘retail giving’ (Aug 28, 2026 06:37 PM - Forward.com – All)
The 1844 edition of the widely used schoolbook written by William H. McGuffey, “Newly Revised Eclectic Fourth Reader,” includes a dialogue about the difference between “true and false philanthropy”: Mr. Fantom: I despise a narrow field. O for the reign of universal benevolence! I want to make all mankind good and happy. Mr. Goodman: Dear... The post A little‑remembered Gilded Age millionaire helped make milk safe for American kids through his ‘retail giving’ appeared first on The Forward .
Many Americans are moving away from congregations, but not necessarily from religion (Aug 28, 2026 05:23 PM - Forward.com – All)
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. “Emma,” a young Jewish woman who we met in 2019, didn’t belong to a synagogue. She didn’t have a Jewish partner. She didn’t observe Jewish rituals regularly. On most surveys about religion, she would not seem very engaged with... The post Many Americans are moving away from congregations, but not necessarily from religion appeared first on The Forward .
Six months into the Iran War, the West has a second chance (Aug 28, 2026 11:06 AM - Forward.com – All)
Six months ago, the war against Iran began with a display of Israeli military and intelligence prowess so spectacular that rapid political change seemed within reach. Israeli strikes decimated much of Iran’s leadership, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior officials and military commanders, while demonstrating extraordinary intelligence penetration and an ability to strike at the... The post Six months into the Iran War, the West has a second chance appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish farmers planted an ancient seed. Now the fruit is making its American culinary debut. (Aug 28, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
On a recent Thursday in his experimental kosher kitchen, Noah Clickstein was brining, roasting and assembling local seasonal fruits and vegetables on plates for his diners – not uncommon tasks for the head chef at Lehrhaus, a Jewish tavern and house of learning in Somerville, Massachusetts. But one of the vegetables made what Clickstein was... The post Jewish farmers planted an ancient seed. Now the fruit is making its American culinary debut. appeared first on The Forward .
My sister’s Iraqi henna party was fabulous. I’m scared my kids won’t have one. (Aug 28, 2026 06:10 AM - Forward.com – All)
My big sister’s henna party earlier this month was fabulous. Hundreds of relatives danced to Arabic music while an Israeli-Arab singer belted out Iraqi classics. At the night’s peak, my grandmother brought out a bowl of thick brown henna paste (yes, the stuff you use to dye your hair) and aunties and grandmas alike placed... The post My sister’s Iraqi henna party was fabulous. I’m scared my kids won’t have one. appeared first on The Forward .
In the Southwest, public libraries are becoming Yiddish hubs (Aug 27, 2026 08:40 PM - Forward.com – All)
Think of Yiddish today and you might picture Hasidic Brooklyn, Haredi neighborhoods in Israel or scholars working to preserve a language too often falsely written off as “dead” or “dying.” But Texas? Ikh ken es nisht gleybn! (I can’t believe it!) Sebastian Shulman, director of partnerships at the Yiddish Book Center, has spent the past... The post In the Southwest, public libraries are becoming Yiddish hubs appeared first on The Forward .
These college students have favorable views of Israel. They also think it’s committing genocide. (Aug 27, 2026 07:54 PM - Forward.com – All)
A quarter of college students who view Israel favorably also believe its government is committing genocide. That’s according to a Brandeis study published earlier this month, which surveyed nearly 4,000 students across 303 colleges in fall 2025 about their views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and concluded views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are more nuanced than... The post These college students have favorable views of Israel. They also think it’s committing genocide. appeared first on The Forward .
In a forest where Jews fought the Nazis, a German military base and Lithuanian politics encroach on memory (Aug 27, 2026 05:34 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Rūdninkai, LITHUANIA — Deep in the trees and swampy thickets of Lithuania’s Rūdninkai Forest, a series of makeshift forts is sinking into the earth. These represent the remains of underground bunkers where Jewish partisans resisted their annihilation in the Holocaust. Under German occupation, some 400 Jews escaped the Vilnius ghetto to this forest... The post In a forest where Jews fought the Nazis, a German military base and Lithuanian politics encroach on memory appeared first on The Forward .
Abdul El-Sayed and Jamie Raskin sidestep Hasan Piker, and Israel, in Michigan campaign stops (Aug 27, 2026 10:28 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — ANN ARBOR – As Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed made campaign stops with a prominent Jewish congressional leader on Wednesday, there was one subject neither he, nor his Democratic allies onstage, were interested in discussing. “Don’t any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker,” Michigan U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell told the crowd... The post Abdul El-Sayed and Jamie Raskin sidestep Hasan Piker, and Israel, in Michigan campaign stops appeared first on The Forward .
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