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Yiddish writer and Forverts columnist Miriam Hoffman has died (Jul 30, 2026 07:00 PM - Forward.com – All)די ייִדישע שרײַבערין, דראַמאַטורגין, פֿאָרווערטס־קאָלומניסטקע און באַליבטע לעקטאָרין מרים שמולעוויטש־האָפֿמאַן איז מיטוואָך אַוועק אין דער אייביקייט אין קאָראַל ספּרינגס, פֿלאָרידע. זי איז געווען 90 יאָר אַלט. אַלע וואָס האָבן מרימען געקענט האָבן געוווּסט וואָס פֿאַר אַ געניטע דערציילערין זי איז געווען. סײַ אינעם דאָקומענטאַר־פֿילם, וואָס דער פֿאָרווערטס האָט אַרויסגעלאָזט אין 2017, סײַ אינעם בוך זכרונות... The post Yiddish writer and Forverts columnist Miriam Hoffman has died appeared first on The Forward .
Amid blazing heat and rising tides, artists find beauty and desperation in these biblical times (Jul 30, 2026 05:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
Daniel Rothbart’s floating aluminum and glass forms are at once playful and lyrical, biomorphic and other-worldly; prehistoric and futuristic. They are set in a pond and two small pools in Staten Island’s Snug Harbor, a hidden pastoral gem that once served as a safe haven for sailors. Overflowing with colorful flowers and plants and shrubbery,... The post Amid blazing heat and rising tides, artists find beauty and desperation in these biblical times appeared first on The Forward .
Fire at Postville, Iowa, kosher meat processing plant shuts down production ahead of the High Holidays (Jul 30, 2026 03:18 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A major fire at one of the largest kosher meat processing plants in the United States is poised to increase the price of kosher meat ahead of the High Holidays, in addition to devastating the plant’s local community. Investigators in Postville, Iowa, said on Wednesday that the fire that devastated AgriStar Processing started... The post Fire at Postville, Iowa, kosher meat processing plant shuts down production ahead of the High Holidays appeared first on The Forward .
California law on antisemitism in schools will be enforced after free speech challenge is defeated (Jul 30, 2026 03:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A California law to prevent antisemitism in schools will be enforced after a federal judge dismissed a challenge from teachers and students who said it violated free speech. U.S. District Judge Noël Wise on Tuesday ruled against a lawsuit opposing Assembly Bill 715, which went into effect in January. The new law introduces... The post California law on antisemitism in schools will be enforced after free speech challenge is defeated appeared first on The Forward .
The El-Sayed effect: How Jews and Israel are factoring into Michigan’s other primary races (Jul 30, 2026 03:08 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — DETROIT — The intra-party debate over Israel that has dominated Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary is reverberating further down the ballot throughout the state. Progressive former county health official Abdul El-Sayed’s bid to lead a swing state as an avowedly pro-Palestinian senator is being mirrored on a micro scale in Michigan’s 7th District... The post The El-Sayed effect: How Jews and Israel are factoring into Michigan’s other primary races appeared first on The Forward .
Bret Stephens, a stalwart Israel defender, calls out ‘Jewish terrorists’ in West Bank (Jul 30, 2026 02:59 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Bret Stephens, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist known as one of the paper’s most consistent defenders of Israel, used his Tuesday column to take direct aim at the country’s handling of settler violence in the West Bank — warning that unchecked attacks now pose a threat to Israel’s security and to... The post Bret Stephens, a stalwart Israel defender, calls out ‘Jewish terrorists’ in West Bank appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu drags Mamdani into his reelection campaign as face of antisemitism (Jul 30, 2026 01:38 AM - Forward.com – All)
For nearly two years, Zohran Mamdani has made Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a central political target. Now Netanyahu is making Mamdani part of his own reelection campaign. The 50-second video released Wednesday on Netanyahu’s political social media channels builds on comments the Israeli leader made on Fox News this week, portraying Mamdani as the... The post Netanyahu drags Mamdani into his reelection campaign as face of antisemitism appeared first on The Forward .
As Conservative rabbis, we’re rethinking our communities’ policies toward interfaith families (Jul 29, 2026 10:22 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — As Conservative/Masorti rabbis, we see firsthand the joy of couples building a life together in the Jewish community, and the pain of those who feel shut out because one of them is not Jewish. We think of the community member, though not Jewish, who developed a profound love for davening (prayer) and Torah... The post As Conservative rabbis, we’re rethinking our communities’ policies toward interfaith families appeared first on The Forward .
I was a reluctant Yiddishist. Here’s what converted me. (Jul 29, 2026 09:06 PM - Forward.com – All)
I couldn’t understand my peers’ embrace of Yiddish culture. Now I’m fascinated –– by the world evoked in Yiddish music and literature, and the leaders of its revival. My conversion began at Yidstock: a Festival of new Yiddish Music. The post I was a reluctant Yiddishist. Here’s what converted me. appeared first on The Forward .
Mamdani confronts backlash over exclusion of Jewish lawyers from judicial panel (Jul 29, 2026 06:59 PM - Forward.com – All)
Since taking office in January, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has shrugged off criticism from Jewish organizations over his opposition to Israel and Zionism. But new allegations that his administration excluded Jewish lawyers from a key City Hall appointments committee appeared to strike a nerve — getting directly at how he is governing New York City. “The suggestion... The post Mamdani confronts backlash over exclusion of Jewish lawyers from judicial panel appeared first on The Forward .
Tidbits: A huge Jewish dating event through AI and Chabad (Jul 29, 2026 06:22 PM - Forward.com – All)
Tidbits is a Forverts feature of easy news briefs in Yiddish that you can listen to or read, or both! If you read the article and don’t know a word, just click on it and the translation appears. Listen to the report here: דעם 9טן אויגוסט וועלן טויזנטער אומבאַפּאָרטע ייִדן איבער דער וועלט אָנשטעלן זייערע... The post Tidbits: A huge Jewish dating event through AI and Chabad appeared first on The Forward .
‘Do not boycott people who dislike us’: Netanyahu challenger Yair Lapid urges AIPAC and J Street to make support for Israel bipartisan again (Jul 29, 2026 06:14 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday made headlines, but he is not the only Israeli official trying to make inroads in the nation’s capital this week. Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is also in town to get a head start on repairing the U.S.-Israel relationship. On Wednesday, Lapid, who... The post ‘Do not boycott people who dislike us’: Netanyahu challenger Yair Lapid urges AIPAC and J Street to make support for Israel bipartisan again appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu challenger Yair Lapid lobbies Democratic senators, aiming to repair U.S.-Israel ties (Jul 29, 2026 06:14 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday made headlines, but he is not the only Israeli official trying to make inroads in the nation’s capital this week. Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is also in town to get a head start on repairing the U.S.-Israel relationship. On Wednesday, Lapid, who... The post Netanyahu challenger Yair Lapid lobbies Democratic senators, aiming to repair U.S.-Israel ties appeared first on The Forward .
The most Jewish room in Fremont, Ohio, is in a county history museum (Jul 29, 2026 05:44 PM - Forward.com – All)
Beneath a mahogany staircase inside the Sandusky County Historical Society hangs a memorial plaque in a place both fitting and strange. The sanctuary is gone. The Torah scrolls have long since been moved elsewhere. Military exhibits and county memorabilia fill the rooms. But the plaque remains, listing the dead of Temple Beth Israel, a congregation... The post The most Jewish room in Fremont, Ohio, is in a county history museum appeared first on The Forward .
Americans helped free Soviet Jewry and the hostages too. It’s time to step up and stop West Bank terror. (Jul 29, 2026 04:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
For decades, American Jewry has placed the value of tikkun olam at its core. That commitment motivated mass momentum for social justice in many forms, from B’nei Mitzvah projects to Mitzvah Day and long-term campaigns for justice. American Jews have come together again and again to fight for causes beyond politics or religion — and... The post Americans helped free Soviet Jewry and the hostages too. It’s time to step up and stop West Bank terror. appeared first on The Forward .
Americans helped free Soviet Jewry and the hostages. It’s time to step up and stop West Bank terror. (Jul 29, 2026 04:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
For decades, American Jewry has placed the value of tikkun olam at its core. That commitment motivated mass momentum for social justice in many forms, from B’nei Mitzvah projects to Mitzvah Day and long-term campaigns for justice. American Jews have come together again and again to fight for causes beyond politics or religion — and... The post Americans helped free Soviet Jewry and the hostages. It’s time to step up and stop West Bank terror. appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu compares New York with ‘the 1930s’ after Mamdani calls for his arrest (Jul 29, 2026 04:19 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s leadership with “the 1930s,” escalating a showdown between the two leaders as Netanyahu plans to visit the city in the coming weeks. The Israeli leader made an evocative reference to the period when the Nazis took over Germany in a Fox... The post Netanyahu compares New York with ‘the 1930s’ after Mamdani calls for his arrest appeared first on The Forward .
London’s Hackney council gives initial nod to ending 58-year twinning with Haifa after emotional debate (Jul 29, 2026 04:17 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — LONDON – It was one kippah vs. a sea of keffiyehs, as Hackney Council gave initial approval on Tuesday night to begin the process of ending its nearly six-decade twinning relationship with the northern Israeli city of Haifa. The motion, brought by the Green Party-led administration, was voted on and approved after councilors... The post London’s Hackney council gives initial nod to ending 58-year twinning with Haifa after emotional debate appeared first on The Forward .
An Illinois farmer thought he knew how his family survived the Nazis. Then he went to the town that saved them. (Jul 29, 2026 11:54 AM - Forward.com – All)
STADSKANAAL, THE NETHERLANDS — The lights dimmed and through the old church’s stained glass windows, the afternoon sun scattered color across the wooden pews. Sitting among them, Nik Jakobs watched his family’s past come to life on a stage in front of the room. In a 90-minute play, actors reenacted what happened in this small... The post An Illinois farmer thought he knew how his family survived the Nazis. Then he went to the town that saved them. appeared first on The Forward .
2025 was deadliest year for Jews in decades, antisemitism watchdogs in 7 countries conclude (Jul 29, 2026 08:39 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A coalition of leading Jewish organizations from seven countries has released a report confirming that 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic violence in the Jewish Diaspora in more than three decades. More than 20 people were killed in antisemitic violence last year, according to the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism... The post 2025 was deadliest year for Jews in decades, antisemitism watchdogs in 7 countries conclude appeared first on The Forward .
Ladino-speaking pirates, genies and grumpy demon cats: PJ Library expands bookshelves with Sephardic stories (Jul 29, 2026 01:41 AM - Forward.com – All)
In 1940s Baghdad, a little girl named Na’ima tries desperately to stay awake all night for Shavuot. In wartime Libya, a young boy embarks on a supernatural quest to find a lost city. In 19th-century Morocco, a father’s frustration with his son’s teacher leads him to a rabbinical court. Until recently, none of those stories... The post Ladino-speaking pirates, genies and grumpy demon cats: PJ Library expands bookshelves with Sephardic stories appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu and Lapid vie for a critical title: Who is Israel’s most adept U.S. whisperer? (Jul 28, 2026 11:48 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — WASHINGTON – Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and Yair Lapid, the leader of his opposition, are in Washington, ostensibly to attend the funeral of one of the staunchest pro-Israel American politicians, Lindsey Graham. They are also, as Lapid made clear in an appearance Monday at the influential Atlantic Council think tank, launching... The post Netanyahu and Lapid vie for a critical title: Who is Israel’s most adept U.S. whisperer? appeared first on The Forward .
2 Jewish-owned Toronto bagel shops hit with gunfire, vandalism (Jul 28, 2026 11:41 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Locals lined up outside a Toronto bagel shop on Monday in a show of support after attacks on two outposts of the Jewish-owned chain, adding to a string of incidents facing Jewish businesses in the city. Two locations of Kiva’s Bagel Bar, a fixture for Toronto Jews since it opened in 1979, were... The post 2 Jewish-owned Toronto bagel shops hit with gunfire, vandalism appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish authors are dismayed that a major Chicago literary festival overlaps with Rosh Hashanah (Jul 28, 2026 08:16 PM - Forward.com – All)
Jewish writers say they are dismayed to learn that one of the nation’s largest free outdoor literary festivals is scheduled to take place during the two days of Rosh Hashanah, September 12 and 13. Printers Row Lit Fest, an outdoor book festival that draws thousands of authors and book lovers to the streets of Chicago’s... The post Jewish authors are dismayed that a major Chicago literary festival overlaps with Rosh Hashanah appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish authors object to scheduling of a Chicago literary festival on Rosh Hashanah (Jul 28, 2026 08:16 PM - Forward.com – All)
Jewish writers say they are dismayed to learn that one of the nation’s largest free outdoor literary festivals is scheduled to take place during the two days of Rosh Hashanah, September 12 and 13. Printers Row Lit Fest, an outdoor book festival that draws thousands of authors and book lovers to the streets of Chicago’s... The post Jewish authors object to scheduling of a Chicago literary festival on Rosh Hashanah appeared first on The Forward .
Loved ones remember two Jewish women killed in Midtown Manhattan mass shooting one year ago (Jul 28, 2026 07:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
One year after Blackstone executive and Jewish community leader Wesley LePatner was killed in a mass shooting in the lobby of her Midtown Manhattan office, her family is marking the yahrtzeit by launching a foundation in her name. “What we are officially launching today is not just the start of a love letter to my... The post Loved ones remember two Jewish women killed in Midtown Manhattan mass shooting one year ago appeared first on The Forward .
‘Her hugs could brighten even the worst days’: On anniversary, loved ones remember two Jewish women killed in NYC shooting (Jul 28, 2026 07:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
One year after Blackstone executive and Jewish community leader Wesley LePatner was killed in a mass shooting in the lobby of her Midtown Manhattan office, her family is marking the yahrtzeit by launching a foundation in her name. “What we are officially launching today is not just the start of a love letter to my... The post ‘Her hugs could brighten even the worst days’: On anniversary, loved ones remember two Jewish women killed in NYC shooting appeared first on The Forward .
Shmuel Plavnik: A classic example of Jewish-Belarusian identity (Jul 28, 2026 07:38 PM - Forward.com – All)
מיט צוויי חדשים צוריק האָב איך געשריבן אינעם פֿאָרווערטס, אַז איך האָב צופֿעליק אַנטדעקט מאַגישע כּתבֿ־ידן אויף ווײַסרוסיש, אָנגעשריבן מיט ייִדישע אותיות. דאָס געפֿינס איז ממש אויף אַ מיסטישן אופֿן צונויפֿגעפֿאַלן מיטן 160־יאָריקן געבורט־יוביליי פֿונעם ייִדישן שרײַבער שמואל־נחום פּלאַווניק, באַקאַנט אויף רײַסיש ווי זמיטראָק ביאַדוליאַ. פֿאַר וואָס איז דאָס אַ חידוש? אין 1921 האָט פּלאַווניק... The post Shmuel Plavnik: A classic example of Jewish-Belarusian identity appeared first on The Forward .
Our greatest folksinger wrote about America, Dust Bowl refugees and Jewish identity (Jul 28, 2026 06:51 PM - Forward.com – All)
Woody Guthrie is best known as one of the giants of 20th-century American folk music. From the late 1930s through the early 1950s, he wrote thousands of songs, many of which became modern-day standards, including “So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh,” “I Ain’t Got No Home,” “Tom Joad,” “Hard Travelin’,” “Pastures of Plenty,”... The post Our greatest folksinger wrote about America, Dust Bowl refugees and Jewish identity appeared first on The Forward .
Trump and Netanyahu’s positive spin on White House meeting can’t disguise growing distance (Jul 28, 2026 06:50 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing an uphill battle in his reelection bid and diminishing support in the U.S., concluded an 80-minute meeting with President Donald Trump with a simple one-word statement: “Excellent.” The White House called it “productive.” The Oval Office sit-down felt very different than that and signaled far more uncertainty. The meeting... The post Trump and Netanyahu’s positive spin on White House meeting can’t disguise growing distance appeared first on The Forward .
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