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Hundreds of Diaspora leaders call for action against ‘Jewish-extremist terror in the West Bank’ (Mar 27, 2026 05:14 AM - Forward.com – All)(JTA) — Over 1,000 Diaspora Jews are petitioning Israeli President Isaac Herzog to intervene against settler violence in the West Bank, saying that the settlers are threatening Israeli security. “Mr. President, the terror, death and destruction inflicted by Jewish-Israeli extremists against innocent Palestinians across the West Bank is an abomination,” says an open letter published... The post Hundreds of Diaspora leaders call for action against ‘Jewish-extremist terror in the West Bank’ appeared first on The Forward .
NYC Council approves ‘buffer zone’ legislation insulating houses of worship from protests (Mar 27, 2026 05:13 AM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — The New York City Council passed legislation on Thursday aimed at protecting synagogues from disruptive protests, marking a decisive victory following a months-long push by Jewish and local leaders to strengthen safeguards around houses of worship. The “buffer zone” legislation for religious institutions, which was introduced by Council Speaker Julie... The post NYC Council approves ‘buffer zone’ legislation insulating houses of worship from protests appeared first on The Forward .
Reese’s Pieces are now kosher pareve. Carnivores rejoice. (Mar 26, 2026 08:59 PM - Forward.com – All)
Antisemitism is on the rise. There’s a war raging in the Middle East. Passover is bearing down on us and gas prices are higher than ever. And yet one morsel of good news came to Jewish faithful this month: Reese’s Pieces are now certified kosher pareve. OU Kosher, the largest kosher certifier in the U.S.,... The post Reese’s Pieces are now kosher pareve. Carnivores rejoice. appeared first on The Forward .
Vance’s Jewish chief of staff shares his approach to right-wing antisemitism, new profile reveals (Mar 26, 2026 08:39 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Vice President JD Vance has spent months drawing fire from Jewish conservatives for his refusal to confront antisemitism within the Republican coalition. Now, a new profile suggests that the Jew who is perhaps closest to him — his chief of staff, Jacob Reses — is on board with that approach. An extensive New... The post Vance’s Jewish chief of staff shares his approach to right-wing antisemitism, new profile reveals appeared first on The Forward .
‘No Kings’ protests fall on Shabbat. So these Jews organized one in walking distance. (Mar 26, 2026 08:27 PM - Forward.com – All)
A few hundred people are expected to assemble Saturday at an intersection in West Los Angeles to protest the administration of President Donald Trump. But in doing so they will also be challenging a power structure closer to home: the right-wing consensus that dominates political life in their Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. Ronni Hendel, an executive... The post ‘No Kings’ protests fall on Shabbat. So these Jews organized one in walking distance. appeared first on The Forward .
What I discovered during my visit to the Swedish paradise (Mar 26, 2026 08:20 PM - Forward.com – All)
נאָך אַ רעפֿעראַט וועגן דעם מצבֿ פֿון ייִדיש אין שוועדן, האָט פּראָפֿ׳ אַנאַ שטערנשיס אַ מאָל געזאָגט: „שוועדן איז אַ מין גן־עדן פֿאַר ייִדיש“. איך בין לעצטנס געפֿאָרן קיין שטאָקהאָלם, כּדי צו האַלטן אַ לעקציע פֿאַר די אָרטיקע ייִדישיסטן — האָב איך געהאַט אַ געלעגנהייט צו זען דעם דאָזיקן גן־עדן מיט די אייגענע אויגן. פֿריִער... The post What I discovered during my visit to the Swedish paradise appeared first on The Forward .
An Israeli dissident filmmaker finds tainted love amid the Gaza rubble (Mar 26, 2026 07:49 PM - Forward.com – All)
Nadav Lapid started writing his Oct. 7 movie in summer 2021 — before the events that shaped it took place. He says it hasn’t changed much, and that it’s not really about Oct. 7. “It’s the same bitter reflection about the place of the artist,” Lapid told me on a Zoom call, a day after... The post An Israeli dissident filmmaker finds tainted love amid the Gaza rubble appeared first on The Forward .
50 years after the Dirty War, Argentinians remember the Jews who ‘disappeared’ (Mar 26, 2026 01:18 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BUENOS AIRES — As Argentina marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 military coup, a lesser-known aspect of the dictatorship is gaining attention: the disproportionate number of Jews among the disappeared. Estimates suggest that as many as 1,900 Jews were abducted, tortured and murdered by the military junta during the six-year Dirty War,... The post 50 years after the Dirty War, Argentinians remember the Jews who ‘disappeared’ appeared first on The Forward .
Fortnite tops ADL’s new ‘leaderboard’ ranking video games on antisemitism safeguards (Mar 26, 2026 01:15 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The online video game Fortnite tops the Anti-Defamation League’s “leaderboard” ranking online video game companies on their efforts to curb antisemitism and extremism on their platforms. The Online Gaming Leaderboard, which the antisemitism watchdog billed as the “first comprehensive public evaluation” of how online multiplayer games address antisemitism, ranked 10 popular online games... The post Fortnite tops ADL’s new ‘leaderboard’ ranking video games on antisemitism safeguards appeared first on The Forward .
Mamdani voices concerns about synagogue buffer zone bill poised to pass NYC Council (Mar 25, 2026 10:04 PM - Forward.com – All)
The New York City Council is poised to pass legislation aimed at curbing disruptive protests outside synagogues, as officials weigh Jewish security concerns against free speech protections for pro-Palestinian and progressive activists. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not taken an official position on the legislation. The 51-member legislative body is set to vote Thursday on two... The post Mamdani voices concerns about synagogue buffer zone bill poised to pass NYC Council appeared first on The Forward .
Who is Hasan Piker, the left-wing streamer accused of being an antisemite? (Mar 25, 2026 08:46 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Rep. Brad Schneider, an Illinois Democrat, delivered a forceful condemnation of the popular streamer Hasan Piker on Tuesday, warning his fellow Democrats against embracing figures he says traffic in hate. “Hasan Piker is an unapologetic antisemite,” Schneider, who chairs the New Democratic Coalition, wrote in a post on X. “Democrats risk losing our... The post Who is Hasan Piker, the left-wing streamer accused of being an antisemite? appeared first on The Forward .
Growing Islamophobia is being overlooked — while drawing on an antisemitic framework (Mar 25, 2026 07:46 PM - Forward.com – All)
Imagine if a pair of House members launched a “Talmud Free America” caucus predicated on the notion that Jewish law is incompatible with American values. Imagine that more than 50 members quickly signed up to join this caucus, while House leadership either remained silent or joined the caucus themselves. Imagine that members of the new... The post Growing Islamophobia is being overlooked — while drawing on an antisemitic framework appeared first on The Forward .
Gavin Newsom isn’t waffling on Israel — he’s voicing sensible ideas in an era of outrage (Mar 25, 2026 07:39 PM - Forward.com – All)
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom told Politico in an interview on Tuesday that he regretted using the term “apartheid” in reference to Israel earlier this month, I wasn’t at all surprised. Anyone who cared to listen to the podcast in which he supposedly made the accusation could understand that his critics were twisting the meaning... The post Gavin Newsom isn’t waffling on Israel — he’s voicing sensible ideas in an era of outrage appeared first on The Forward .
These pro-Palestinian PACs are trying to beat AIPAC at its own game (Mar 25, 2026 07:34 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Some critics of AIPAC are calling for it to be excised from electoral politics. Others are working to beat the pro-Israel lobby at its own game. At least three groups have entered the scene this year as hopeful counterweights to pro-Israel lobbying groups, with an eye on progressive candidates. And they’ve borrowed some... The post These pro-Palestinian PACs are trying to beat AIPAC at its own game appeared first on The Forward .
A new book of contemporary Yiddish poetry with Russian translations (Mar 25, 2026 06:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
נישט יעדער ווייסט, אַז די ייִדישע פּאָעזיע לעבט און בליט נאָך אינעם 21סטן יאָרהונדערט. די נײַע זאַמלונג „איך קער זיך אום“, וואָס איז אַרויס אין מאָסקווע סוף 2025, קומט דווקא צו ווײַזן, אַז דאָס פּאָעטישע לעבן אויף ייִדיש גייט אָן ווײַטער — אין פֿאַרשידענע לענדער, שפּראַכן און סטילן. דאָס בוך האָט אַרויסגעגעבן דער ייִדישער פֿאַרלאַג... The post A new book of contemporary Yiddish poetry with Russian translations appeared first on The Forward .
Israel is gleefully copying Nazi imagery in the propaganda war with Iran (Mar 25, 2026 05:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
The octopus — with tentacles splayed, gripping the globe — was a staple of European antisemitic caricature in the lead-up to the Holocaust. It was first popularized at the turn of the 20th century, and Nazi propagandists later developed it into a recurring motif: the Jewish people as a malevolent, multi-armed creature strangling the nations of... The post Israel is gleefully copying Nazi imagery in the propaganda war with Iran appeared first on The Forward .
The Justice Department’s Oct. 7 task force is unraveling, report says (Mar 25, 2026 04:55 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A Justice Department task force meant to investigate the perpetrators of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks has shed much of its staff and resources as the Trump administration has upended the federal judiciary, according to a new report in the Washington Post. The task force, convened by U.S. Attorney General Pam... The post The Justice Department’s Oct. 7 task force is unraveling, report says appeared first on The Forward .
Backers of Jewish charter school launch federal challenge in Oklahoma (Mar 25, 2026 04:51 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Supporters of a proposed Jewish school that was denied entry to the state’s charter school program filed a federal lawsuit in Oklahoma City Tuesday, in the latest effort to legalize publicly funded religious charter schools in the United States. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to strike down Oklahoma’s ban on religious charter... The post Backers of Jewish charter school launch federal challenge in Oklahoma appeared first on The Forward .
Two men arrested after Hatzola ambulance arson attack in London (Mar 25, 2026 04:48 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Two men were arrested in London on Wednesday in connection with an arson attack days earlier that destroyed four ambulances owned by Hatzola, a Jewish volunteer emergency service. A 47-year-old man was arrested in northwest London and a 45-year-old man in central London, according to the Metropolitan Police. Both are suspected of arson... The post Two men arrested after Hatzola ambulance arson attack in London appeared first on The Forward .
For this unconventional Jewish organization, tradition takes a back seat to community (Mar 25, 2026 03:06 PM - Forward.com – All)
Despite a temporary boost after Oct. 7 — the so-called ‘solidarity spike’ — traditional Jewish community in the United States has been in decline for at least a generation. Synagogue attendance, regular Shabbat practice, paying congregational dues — never have these seemed less appealing to more Jews. This isn’t all that surprising. American Jewry is... The post For this unconventional Jewish organization, tradition takes a back seat to community appeared first on The Forward .
Can an Israeli and a Palestinian restaurant coexist peacefully in the shadow of Columbia University? (Mar 25, 2026 02:39 PM - Forward.com – All)
In the fall of 2023, in response to protests following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and Israel’s invasion of Gaza, Columbia University closed its wrought-iron gates. Since then, the Ivy League school in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood has rarely left the news cycle. With the encampments, student occupation of Hamilton Hall, police in riot gear, congressional... The post Can an Israeli and a Palestinian restaurant coexist peacefully in the shadow of Columbia University? appeared first on The Forward .
One’s Israeli and one’s Palestinian — can these two restaurants coexist peacefully in the shadow of Columbia University? (Mar 25, 2026 02:39 PM - Forward.com – All)
In the fall of 2023, in response to protests following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and Israel’s invasion of Gaza, Columbia University closed its wrought-iron gates. Since then, the Ivy League school in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood has rarely left the news cycle. With the encampments, student occupation of Hamilton Hall, police in riot gear, congressional... The post One’s Israeli and one’s Palestinian — can these two restaurants coexist peacefully in the shadow of Columbia University? appeared first on The Forward .
Romania’s secret police trailed a Jewish photographer. Decades later, their files have become a film. (Mar 25, 2026 01:23 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BERLIN — He had wild hair and wore jeans. He was American — and Jewish. He had a camera. That was enough to trigger surveillance by the notorious secret police of communist Romania, the Securitate. Now, 41 years after photojournalist Edward Serotta boldly stepped behind the Iron Curtain, we can see just how obsessed... The post Romania’s secret police trailed a Jewish photographer. Decades later, their files have become a film. appeared first on The Forward .
Avraham Burg, longtime fixture of Israeli left, meets Tucker Carlson on his own turf (Mar 25, 2026 01:20 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Tucker Carlson has set off alarm bells among many Jewish groups and even some conservative allies by hosting conspiracy theorists, grilling the U.S. ambassador to Israel and dabbling in sinister-sounding theories about Benjamin Netanyahu and Chabad. But on Monday a notable Israeli opted to appear on Carlson’s show: former politician and left-wing figurehead... The post Avraham Burg, longtime fixture of Israeli left, meets Tucker Carlson on his own turf appeared first on The Forward .
King Charles named patron of British Jewish security nonprofit following ambulance attack (Mar 25, 2026 01:19 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — King Charles has been named the first-ever patron of a British Jewish security nonprofit, a move announced in the wake of an arson attack that targeted four ambulances owned by a Jewish volunteer emergency service in north London. The Community Security Trust, Britain’s main antisemitism watchdog, announced that King Charles had accepted the... The post King Charles named patron of British Jewish security nonprofit following ambulance attack appeared first on The Forward .
After decades, Iran-linked Manhattan skyscraper yields $318M for terror victims (Mar 25, 2026 01:16 AM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — For nearly two decades, the families of victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism have watched a 36-story Manhattan skyscraper generate millions in rental income for the Islamic Republic while their court judgments against Iran went unsatisfied. On Monday, amid the Israeli-American war against Iran, that wait finally produced a result: a $318... The post After decades, Iran-linked Manhattan skyscraper yields $318M for terror victims appeared first on The Forward .
Meet Karin Prien, the woman who could become Germany’s first Jewish president (Mar 25, 2026 01:14 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Living in Amsterdam in the years after World War II, Karin Prien’s parents’ bookshelves were lined with the works of Jewish authors like Philip Roth, Saul Bellow and Isaac Bashevis Singer. When she was a young child and her family moved from the vibrant and multicultural city of Amsterdam to Neuwied, a small... The post Meet Karin Prien, the woman who could become Germany’s first Jewish president appeared first on The Forward .
Sheriff who responded to Temple Israel attack faces online backlash (Mar 25, 2026 01:12 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — During a press conference last Thursday, organized to address rising antisemitism in the wake of the ramming attack on Temple Israel in Detroit earlier this month, the Oakland County sheriff who helped organize the police response to the incident announced the arrest of what seemed like the latest perpetrator: an individual who had... The post Sheriff who responded to Temple Israel attack faces online backlash appeared first on The Forward .
Who is the new ‘terror group’ claiming responsibility for antisemitic attacks in Europe? (Mar 25, 2026 01:11 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Two minors have been arrested in connection with a car burning in the Jewish quarter of Antwerp in what is being treated as an antisemitic attack, Belgian prosecutors say. The two suspects were arrested shortly before midnight Monday, just minutes after setting the vehicle on fire. Prosecutors also say the investigation includes a... The post Who is the new ‘terror group’ claiming responsibility for antisemitic attacks in Europe? appeared first on The Forward .
How our Yiddish group uses the Forverts podcast to learn the language (Mar 24, 2026 08:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
When the Iowa City Yiddish Group began meeting at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was one of the absolute beginners. Six years later, I lead the enthusiastic group of some 12-15 retirees and produce lesson plans for each class that incorporate a variety of activities to promote listening and Yiddish speaking skills. Each... The post How our Yiddish group uses the Forverts podcast to learn the language appeared first on The Forward .
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