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The real Holocaust history behind ‘Papillon,’ the Oscar-nominated short about a star Jewish swimmer (Feb 24, 2026 11:45 PM - Forward.com – All)(JTA) — At first glance, “Papillon” (Butterfly), the 15-minute Oscar-nominated animated short by veteran French filmmaker Florence Miailhe, may appear like a meditative journey through water and memory. An elderly man swims in a hand-painted sea, flashing back to childhood memories of being bullied and a loving mother who makes it all right. As he... The post The real Holocaust history behind ‘Papillon,’ the Oscar-nominated short about a star Jewish swimmer appeared first on The Forward .
Laura Loomer and other Jewish conservatives sound alarm over Tucker Carlson’s White House access (Feb 24, 2026 11:41 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Jewish figures on the far right are increasingly expressing concerns about President Donald Trump’s handling of an antisemitism rift among the Republican party, after its instigator Tucker Carlson reportedly visited the White House for the third time in weeks on Monday. The visit, reported by Punchbowl News journalist Jake Sherman, came days after... The post Laura Loomer and other Jewish conservatives sound alarm over Tucker Carlson’s White House access appeared first on The Forward .
Documentary about Jews killed by their Polish neighbors after the Holocaust could be banned in Poland (Feb 24, 2026 11:37 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A documentary about the murder of five Jews in a Polish town is being threatened with a ban in Poland — not because they were killed in the Holocaust, but because they weren’t. The Jews at the heart of “Among Neighbors,” from California-based filmmaker Yoav Potash, died six months after the end of... The post Documentary about Jews killed by their Polish neighbors after the Holocaust could be banned in Poland appeared first on The Forward .
Yaron Lischinsky’s brother, Jewish hockey stars Jack and Quinn Hughes among guests at Trump’s State of the Union (Feb 24, 2026 11:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Among the guests expected to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday evening are Hanan Lischinsky, the brother of the Israeli embassy staffer killed last summer, and the Jewish Olympic hockey star brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes. Trump’s address is expected to tout the accomplishments of his second term in... The post Yaron Lischinsky’s brother, Jewish hockey stars Jack and Quinn Hughes among guests at Trump’s State of the Union appeared first on The Forward .
Gavin Newsom says he never has and ‘never will’ take money from AIPAC (Feb 24, 2026 11:31 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — When an interviewer told him he wouldn’t vote for a candidate who accepts support from AIPAC, California Gov. Gavin Newsom stumbled over his reply. “It’s interesting,” Newsom said, repeating the phrase multiple times. He distanced himself from the pro-Israel lobbying group, saying it is “not relevant” to his “day-to-day life,” but didn’t comment... The post Gavin Newsom says he never has and ‘never will’ take money from AIPAC appeared first on The Forward .
Indiana Jews race to reclaim a synagogue that shaped the Reform movement (Feb 24, 2026 08:09 PM - Forward.com – All)
On South Seventh Street in downtown Lafayette, Indiana, a Star of David still crowns a synagogue built in 1867. In the mid-19th century, this congregation became an early laboratory of the Reform movement — and, historians say, the site of the first known egalitarian minyan in America. Over the decades, it would serve as a... The post Indiana Jews race to reclaim a synagogue that shaped the Reform movement appeared first on The Forward .
What Tucker Carlson won’t tell you about U.S. military aid to Israel (Feb 24, 2026 08:02 PM - Forward.com – All)
Tucker Carlson sat across from United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport and delivered a version of an argument that demagogues have recycled for centuries. “Our country is not thriving,” Carlson said, “and we’re spending tens and tens of billions of dollars over time defending Israel.” His implication was clear: that... The post What Tucker Carlson won’t tell you about U.S. military aid to Israel appeared first on The Forward .
A new curriculum brings adults with intellectual disabilities into Jewish learning (Feb 24, 2026 04:47 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — When he’s not working at the local dog care and boarding center, 24-year-old Raffi Stein-Klotz is usually playing kickball or tending to the garden at his residential facility in Boca Raton. But once a week, Stein-Klotz can be found in an adult Jewish learning class series created specifically for people with intellectual and... The post A new curriculum brings adults with intellectual disabilities into Jewish learning appeared first on The Forward .
Truck ramming at Australian synagogue prompts hate crime charges as antisemitism commission opens (Feb 24, 2026 04:44 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — An Australian man is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly rammed his truck into a historic synagogue in Brisbane, in an attack that has spurred calls for increased security from the synagogue’s rabbi. Matthew De Campo, 32, of Sunnybank, was arrested on Friday after he allegedly backed his pickup truck into the... The post Truck ramming at Australian synagogue prompts hate crime charges as antisemitism commission opens appeared first on The Forward .
We are talking past one another on Zionism (Feb 24, 2026 03:31 PM - Forward.com – All)
A recent study of American Jews’ attitudes toward Israel has provoked much confusion in the Jewish establishment: Only 37% of Jews said they identified as Zionists, according to the data, but 88% said that “Israel has the right to exist as a Jewish, democratic state.” Which, of course, is the standard definition of Zionism. What’s... The post We are talking past one another on Zionism appeared first on The Forward .
Millennial anxieties are the ‘new normal’ in these Yiddish stories (Feb 24, 2026 01:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
This is a revised version of the original article in Yiddish which you can read here. Di Tsukunft (The Future) A book of short stories in Yiddish by Shiri Shapira Leyvik House, 2025 You may not have heard about Shiri Shapira yet but you may do so soon. She’s one of the few young Israeli... The post Millennial anxieties are the ‘new normal’ in these Yiddish stories appeared first on The Forward .
An Arizona cemetery now requires mourners to leave before burial. A rabbi plans to sue. (Feb 24, 2026 12:50 PM - Forward.com – All)
At Jewish funerals, the final act is often the simplest: the casket is lowered into the earth, mourners take turns with a shovel, and the grave slowly fills. It is a moment many rabbis describe as the essence of burial — the point at which ritual, grief and physical reality meet. At a cemetery in... The post An Arizona cemetery now requires mourners to leave before burial. A rabbi plans to sue. appeared first on The Forward .
Vanderbilt launches inquiry into instructor after math question about Israeli occupation draws criticism (Feb 24, 2026 01:42 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Vanderbilt University has launched an inquiry into a mathematics lecturer whose classroom exercise about Palestinian territory drew criticism from the activist group StopAntisemitism. Tekin Karadağ, a senior lecturer at the university’s department of mathematics, drew the ire of the antisemitism watchdog after it obtained a slide from one of his lectures that used... The post Vanderbilt launches inquiry into instructor after math question about Israeli occupation draws criticism appeared first on The Forward .
Hugh Laurie rejects ‘Zionist’ label after his tribute to Israeli ‘Tehran’ producer sparks social media firestorm (Feb 24, 2026 01:40 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — British actor Hugh Laurie pushed back against being labeled as a “Zionist” after facing a wave of online criticism for posting a tribute to the Israeli producer of the hit television show “Tehran.” “Dana Eden, who co-created and produced ‘Tehran’, died on Sunday, seemingly by her own hand,” Laurie, who played a nuclear... The post Hugh Laurie rejects ‘Zionist’ label after his tribute to Israeli ‘Tehran’ producer sparks social media firestorm appeared first on The Forward .
German anti-Zionist group’s plan to protest at Buchenwald memorial over kaffiyeh ban sparks outrage (Feb 24, 2026 01:38 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — An anti-Zionist group in Germany has drawn condemnation after it announced plans for a protest against the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial in response to a ban on pro-Palestinian symbols at the site. The group Kufiyas in Buchenwald claims that the memorial has become a place of “historical revisionism and genocide denial.” It announced a... The post German anti-Zionist group’s plan to protest at Buchenwald memorial over kaffiyeh ban sparks outrage appeared first on The Forward .
At US Commission on Civil Rights hearing, Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism (Feb 24, 2026 12:48 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Instead of practicing with her a capella group or preparing to lead Shabbat services, University of Maryland senior Tekoa Sultan-Reisler spent her Friday afternoon testifying about campus antisemitism in front of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She shared that she had witnessed antisemitism at her school, and heard about it from... The post At US Commission on Civil Rights hearing, Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism appeared first on The Forward .
After 4 years of war, Ukraine’s Jews adapt to a life of sirens, shortages and uncertainty (Feb 24, 2026 12:44 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — KYIV, Ukraine — Viktoria Maksimovich’s students at the Sha’alavim Jewish Day School no longer run for shelters when air raid sirens sound. “They don’t want to hear the alarms. They don’t care about the shots and bombs. They don’t care about it. This is the biggest problem right now, as they won’t look... The post After 4 years of war, Ukraine’s Jews adapt to a life of sirens, shortages and uncertainty appeared first on The Forward .
We’re losing the fight against antisemitism. Here’s how to turn the tide (Feb 23, 2026 09:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
Why are we failing to effectively fight antisemitism? When New York Times columnist Bret Stephens sparked a furor by making the case, earlier this month, that it’s time for the Jewish community to stop prioritizing that fight — because we’ve invested so much in trying to educate people about antisemitism, yet there is still antisemitism... The post We’re losing the fight against antisemitism. Here’s how to turn the tide appeared first on The Forward .
Tidbits: A Queen Esther beauty pageant long ago in an Argentinian shtetl (Feb 23, 2026 07:25 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: אינעם אַרענגטינער שטעטל באַהיִאַ בלאַנקאַ, פֿלעגט די ייִדישע קהילה יעדעס יאָר אָרגאַניזירן... The post Tidbits: A Queen Esther beauty pageant long ago in an Argentinian shtetl appeared first on The Forward .
Why Walter Benjamin was all things to all people (Feb 23, 2026 04:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
Walter Benjamin’s life, to use the kind of metaphor he was so fond of, was not unlike the Parisian arcades, those covered retail passages that he loved so much. He was born into a world with the finer things on display. He marveled at his mother’s jewelry, the cut-glass champagne glasses and carafe stoppers in... The post Why Walter Benjamin was all things to all people appeared first on The Forward .
Benjamin Disraeli once saved Britain’s monarchy — the current one may be beyond repair (Feb 23, 2026 02:30 PM - Forward.com – All)
How ironic that the crisis confronting the British monarchy, sparked by the former Prince Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, has occurred on the 145th anniversary of the death of the man in part responsible for reinventing that same institution: Benjamin Disraeli. In fact, not only did Disraeli transform the monarchy, but as the first (and... The post Benjamin Disraeli once saved Britain’s monarchy — the current one may be beyond repair appeared first on The Forward .
Israeli bobsled squad is disqualified from Olympics after trying to swap in Druze teammate (Feb 23, 2026 12:52 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The Israeli bobsled team’s historic journey to the 2026 Winter Olympics ended in anything but storybook fashion on Sunday, as Israel’s own Olympic committee withdrew it from competition after learning that the team had lied about a member’s health. The withdrawal meant that Israel did not compete in the four-man race on Sunday,... The post Israeli bobsled squad is disqualified from Olympics after trying to swap in Druze teammate appeared first on The Forward .
Leaked DNC autopsy found Biden’s Israel backing cost Harris votes for president (Feb 23, 2026 12:42 PM - Forward.com – All)
Senior Democrats who reviewed the party’s 2024 presidential election autopsy concluded that the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war was a “net negative” for Democrats and cost Vice President Kamala Harris critical support among younger and progressive voters, according to a new report published Sunday. The Democratic National Committee has so far withheld the... The post Leaked DNC autopsy found Biden’s Israel backing cost Harris votes for president appeared first on The Forward .
DNC finding: Biden’s Israel backing cost Harris votes for president (Feb 23, 2026 12:42 PM - Forward.com – All)
Senior Democrats who worked on the party’s 2024 presidential election autopsy concluded that the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war was a “net negative” for Democrats and cost Vice President Kamala Harris critical support among younger and progressive voters, according to a new report published Sunday. The Democratic National Committee has so far withheld... The post DNC finding: Biden’s Israel backing cost Harris votes for president appeared first on The Forward .
Young Americans increasingly likely to view Hamas as ‘resistance,’ not terrorists (Feb 23, 2026 11:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
American adults under the age of 30 increasingly view Hamas as “militant resistance” operating on behalf of the Palestinian people, rather than a self-interested terrorist organization, according to data gathered by the American Jewish Committee. In a poll conducted one year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against southern Israel, 33% of 18- to 29-year-olds... The post Young Americans increasingly likely to view Hamas as ‘resistance,’ not terrorists appeared first on The Forward .
At Berlin screening, former Israeli hostages see film about their captivity rewritten after redemption (Feb 22, 2026 11:20 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BERLIN — They stood outside Berlin’s Babylon theater, bundled against the cold, laughing and dragging on cigarettes: the Cunio twins David and Eitan, and their younger brother Ariel. David and Ariel were among the last Israeli hostages released in October from Hamas captivity, after 738 days. Their presence in Berlin — for a... The post At Berlin screening, former Israeli hostages see film about their captivity rewritten after redemption appeared first on The Forward .
He may have been the world’s most famous mime, but in this play, he won’t shut up (Feb 22, 2026 11:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
There is a kind of sublime poetry in Marcel Marceau’s first act. As a young man in occupied France, Marceau (then Mangel) forged identity papers and shepherded dozens of Jewish children across the Alps to Switzerland. In scenarios where staying quiet was essential for survival, Marceau soothed his charges into silence with his own. In... The post He may have been the world’s most famous mime, but in this play, he won’t shut up appeared first on The Forward .
US soldier who protected Jews in POW camp during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor (Feb 22, 2026 10:10 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — An American soldier who is credited with saving the lives of 200 Jewish comrades in a prisoner of war camp in Germany during World War II will receive the U.S. military’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. The award to Roddie Edmonds, who died in 1985, was announced last week. It comes more... The post US soldier who protected Jews in POW camp during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes’ overtime goal propels US to historic gold medal in Olympic hockey (Feb 22, 2026 08:49 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal Sunday to clinch a gold medal for the U.S. men’s hockey team, its first since 1980. The New Jersey Devils star center, who had scored twice in Team USA’s semifinal win, sent the puck between the legs of Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington 1:41 into... The post Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes’ overtime goal propels US to historic gold medal in Olympic hockey appeared first on The Forward .
You could be imprisoned for praying at the Western Wall — and Bibi isn’t stopping it (Feb 22, 2026 03:55 PM - Forward.com – All)
Sometimes a single episode reveals much about the big picture. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision on Sunday to cancel a ministerial committee vote on legislation that would effectively criminalize egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall is one such moment. He was seeking to avoid friction with U.S. Jews on the day of a virtual... The post You could be imprisoned for praying at the Western Wall — and Bibi isn’t stopping it appeared first on The Forward .
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