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A case pitting Indiana Jews against an abortion ban heads back to court (Sep 11, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)(JTA) — A landmark legal battle to determine whether Jewish women have a religious right to an abortion entered a critical new stage in Indiana. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Thursday in a case that began with a local Jewish group’s 2022 religious freedom challenge to Indiana’s near-total abortion ban. The state ... The post A case pitting Indiana Jews against an abortion ban heads back to court appeared first on The Forward .
After 9/11, Jewish volunteers kept watch over the dead. 25 years later, the grief remains. (Sep 10, 2026 08:41 PM - Forward.com – All)
In the aftermath of 9/11, New Yorkers found countless ways to help. They lined up in record numbers to donate blood, delivered meals and medical supplies to first responders, and opened their homes to strangers with nowhere else to go. And then there were the people who sat with the dead. Starting on Sept. 20,... The post After 9/11, Jewish volunteers kept watch over the dead. 25 years later, the grief remains. appeared first on The Forward .
With Jewish New Yorkers on edge, Julie Menin says new protections will help keep them safe over High Holidays (Sep 10, 2026 07:32 PM - Forward.com – All)
As Jewish New Yorkers prepare for the High Holidays amid continued worries about rising antisemitism, City Council Speaker Julie Menin says her historic role as the chamber’s first Jewish leader has become even more important than she expected when elected in January. In an exclusive interview with the Forward earlier this week, Menin pointed to... The post With Jewish New Yorkers on edge, Julie Menin says new protections will help keep them safe over High Holidays appeared first on The Forward .
A Jewish audience applauded when this speaker called for Muslims to leave America. Here’s a better response. (Sep 10, 2026 04:58 PM - Forward.com – All)
A video from the Jewish American Summit in Los Angeles shows a speaker using wildly inflammatory, dehumanizing language to describe Muslims — as the Jewish American audience members stay silent, or applaud. “I don’t want Muslims in America,” the activist Mosab Hassan Yousef said at the sold-out event last Sunday. “Get the f— out of... The post A Jewish audience applauded when this speaker called for Muslims to leave America. Here’s a better response. appeared first on The Forward .
‘You would have thought Jews were being targeted, but no, Mom — It was America.’ (Sep 10, 2026 04:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
Dear Mom, The anniversary of 9/11 falls on Rosh Hashanah this year. It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since you’ve been gone when you are constantly on my mind. Even though you’re buried next to Dad in Florida, I don’t need to visit your grave on the anniversary of your death; I talk... The post ‘You would have thought Jews were being targeted, but no, Mom — It was America.’ appeared first on The Forward .
How Warsaw became the center of Yiddish culture (Sep 10, 2026 02:05 PM - Forward.com – All)
אױפֿן שװעל פֿונעם צװאַנציקסטן יאָרהונדערט האָט װאַרשע געהאַט די גרעסטע צאָל ייִדישע תּושבֿים אין אײראָפּע, בערך אַ פֿערטל מיליאָן נפֿשות. אָבער די דאָזיקע באַפֿעלקערונג איז באַשטאַנען פֿון דרײַ פֿאַרשײדענע סאָציאַלע און קולטורעלע גרופּעס: אַסימילירטע פּױלישע ייִדן, חסידים און ליטװאַקעס. צװישן זיך האָבן זײ גערעדט ייִדיש, פּױליש, רוסיש און אַ ביסל דײַטש. יאָאַנאַ נאַלעװאַיקאָ־קוליקאָװ (היסטאָרישער אינסטיטוט... The post How Warsaw became the center of Yiddish culture appeared first on The Forward .
Nobody can tell me how many animals die for a shtreimel (Sep 10, 2026 02:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
I’m a wildlife ecologist who has spent the better part of a half-century studying, among other topics, what makes mammal populations resilient and what pushes them toward collapse. Most of this work has been on the raccoon, one of North America’s most common furbearers. So, I found myself wondering how many animals go into the... The post Nobody can tell me how many animals die for a shtreimel appeared first on The Forward .
How a new tool in Lithuania helps people read letters from their Jewish ancestors (Sep 10, 2026 12:54 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — VILNIUS, Lithuania — At a family reunion in California in 2013, Felicita Trueblood discovered a portal to the past: a binder full of letters from her great-grandfather, a rabbi in Ukraine, from before World War II. As exciting as the discovery was, the letters were illegible to her — until now, thanks to... The post How a new tool in Lithuania helps people read letters from their Jewish ancestors appeared first on The Forward .
Trump: ‘The war will be over very shortly after the election’ (Sep 10, 2026 12:52 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — President Donald Trump heckled the leaders of Iran at the first-ever Republican midterm convention on Wednesday, while promoting the idea of renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself. “The war will be over very shortly after the election,” Trump said in a 100-minute address. “They’re hanging out for dear life, hoping that we... The post Trump: ‘The war will be over very shortly after the election’ appeared first on The Forward .
Trump taunts Tehran, wants Strait of Hormuz renamed after himself (Sep 10, 2026 12:52 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — President Donald Trump heckled the leaders of Iran at the first-ever Republican midterm convention on Wednesday, while promoting the idea of renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself. “The war will be over very shortly after the election,” Trump said in a 100-minute address. “They’re hanging out for dear life, hoping that we... The post Trump taunts Tehran, wants Strait of Hormuz renamed after himself appeared first on The Forward .
Pro-Israel Providence Mayor Brett Smiley loses to DSA pro-Palestinian challenger (Sep 10, 2026 11:17 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The pro-Israel mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, lost his reelection campaign Wednesday to a progressive pro-Palestinian challenger in the latest demonstration of how Israel politics are seeping into local U.S. elections. Incumbent Brett Smiley, who converted to Judaism in 2024 while in office, was bested by state Sen. David Morales in the Democratic... The post Pro-Israel Providence Mayor Brett Smiley loses to DSA pro-Palestinian challenger appeared first on The Forward .
Attacks on Mamdani test Jewish efforts to confront Islamophobia as 9/11 anniversary nears (Sep 10, 2026 10:48 AM - Forward.com – All)
The image was vintage AI slopcraft: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in his trademark black suit, holding a sealed cardboard package labeled 9/11 MEMORIAL. “Honey,” the cartoon Mamdani calls, “where’s my box cutter?” The cartoon, shared Sunday on social media by the Orthodox Jewish comedy account Heimish Humor and referencing the weapon used in the... The post Attacks on Mamdani test Jewish efforts to confront Islamophobia as 9/11 anniversary nears appeared first on The Forward .
Argentine court orders return of Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector’s heir (Sep 10, 2026 08:44 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BUENOS AIRES – A Dutch journalist hunting for art treasures belonging to an Amsterdam Jewish art dealer spent years trying to get answers from Patricia Kadgien, the daughter of the Nazi financier who had made off with some of them, with no luck. So last year he went to her house in Mar... The post Argentine court orders return of Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector’s heir appeared first on The Forward .
Germany takes a step back to its Nazi past — and Donald Trump is cheering them on (Sep 9, 2026 05:53 PM - Forward.com – All)
What a role reversal. Since the start of his second term as president, Donald Trump has looked like he’s been following the playbook of Adolf Hitler and other despots. But now Germany is becoming like Trump’s America. The Sunday election results in Saxony-Anhalt state were a victory not just for the Alternative for Germany, known... The post Germany takes a step back to its Nazi past — and Donald Trump is cheering them on appeared first on The Forward .
We’re losing control of AI. Is Judaism the key to keeping it from killing us? (Sep 9, 2026 04:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on July 1, 2026. In light of recent events, we have updated it. AI researchers are sounding the alarm about their creation. This week, a researcher at Anthropic, the company behind Claude, quit. Jacob Coxon posted in a thread on X that he believes the company is “gambling... The post We’re losing control of AI. Is Judaism the key to keeping it from killing us? appeared first on The Forward .
For Orthodox women, or those who find men in yoga studios ‘gross,’ a refuge in Brooklyn (Sep 9, 2026 03:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
It’s Friday morning in Hasidic Crown Heights, just two blocks away from the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters, and we are doing cat-cows. In cat pose, I hunch my back and pull my chin to my chest, letting gravity pull my ponytail to the ground. In cow, I pull my shoulders back, look up, and scan the... The post For Orthodox women, or those who find men in yoga studios ‘gross,’ a refuge in Brooklyn appeared first on The Forward .
The measles outbreak and the skepticism about vaccines (Sep 9, 2026 03:18 PM - Forward.com – All)
אַ פּאַציִענט מײַנער אין מײַן קליניק האָט מיר געװיזן אַ בילד פֿון אַ פּלימעניק מיט אַ מאָדנעם אױסשיט. „קען דאָס זײַן מאָזלען?“ האָט ער געפֿרעגט, אומבאַרויִקט. מיט פֿינף יאָר צוריק, מיט צװײ יאָר צוריק, װאָלט איך אים געזאָגט אַז דאָס איז שיִער נישט אוממעגלעך. הײַנט אָבער לײענט מען קאָשמאַרן װעגן קינדער װאָס שטאַרבן אַװעק פֿון... The post The measles outbreak and the skepticism about vaccines appeared first on The Forward .
Poll shows two-thirds of U.S. Jewish voters will favor Democrats in November (Sep 9, 2026 02:41 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Two-thirds of Jewish voters plan to vote for Democrats in the coming midterms, according to a poll published Wednesday, in a sign that roiling tensions in the party over Israel have barely budged its status as the political home favored by a substantial majority of Jews. The poll by the Jewish Voters Research... The post Poll shows two-thirds of U.S. Jewish voters will favor Democrats in November appeared first on The Forward .
At a national Jewish conference, a speaker said Muslims should ‘get the f— out’ of America. Its organizers won’t condemn him. (Sep 9, 2026 11:56 AM - Forward.com – All)
Islamophobic remarks made by a speaker during a national Jewish conference in Los Angeles have drawn condemnation from the city’s mayor. But national and local Jewish groups who organized and funded the program have largely remained silent. Mosab Hassan Yousef, a former Israeli intelligence asset whose father is a Hamas co-founder, made the inflammatory comments... The post At a national Jewish conference, a speaker said Muslims should ‘get the f— out’ of America. Its organizers won’t condemn him. appeared first on The Forward .
He photographed the defining image of 9/11 – and Jewish history for 50 years (Sep 9, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
Robert Cumins stood on his ninth-floor balcony in Verona, New Jersey, camera in hand, when he saw a plane heading toward Lower Manhattan. He figured it was just another flight out of Newark. He snapped two quick frames anyway — a plane against a skyline, nothing more — and kept watching. Then came the fireball.... The post He photographed the defining image of 9/11 – and Jewish history for 50 years appeared first on The Forward .
This Jewish photographer captured the defining image of 9/11 (Sep 9, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
Robert Cumins stood on his ninth-floor balcony in Verona, New Jersey, camera in hand, as smoke billowed from the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Then he saw a plane heading toward Lower Manhattan. He snapped two quick frames and kept watching. Then came the fireball. He had no idea, in that instant, that... The post This Jewish photographer captured the defining image of 9/11 appeared first on The Forward .
Portuguese artists pull out of Jerry Seinfeld-headlined festival (Sep 9, 2026 12:49 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Several Portuguese artists have dropped out of a comedy festival in Lisbon headlined by Jerry Seinfeld, citing their support for Palestinians and implying opposition to Seinfeld’s support for Israel. At least six acts over recent days have canceled their appearances at the MEO Commedia a La Carte Fest, a new international comedy festival... The post Portuguese artists pull out of Jerry Seinfeld-headlined festival appeared first on The Forward .
UK, France, Canada to ban goods from Israeli settlements (Sep 9, 2026 12:47 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The United Kingdom, France and Canada will ban goods produced in the West Bank settlements and Jewish neighborhoods of East Jerusalem, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Parliament on Tuesday, explaining that all such communities were deemed by his country to be illegal. The declaration exacerbated the rising tensions riling the traditionally strong... The post UK, France, Canada to ban goods from Israeli settlements appeared first on The Forward .
California Gov. Newsom, a presidential hopeful, slams Netanyahu and AIPAC in PBS interview (Sep 9, 2026 12:46 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a 2028 presidential hopeful, ventured farther than ever in his criticisms of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a weekend interview that delved into the Democratic Party’s relationship with Israel. “I think it’s overwhelmingly opposed to the current regime in Israel,” Newsom said of the party, in a PBS News... The post California Gov. Newsom, a presidential hopeful, slams Netanyahu and AIPAC in PBS interview appeared first on The Forward .
Michigan rabbis lay out demands for El-Sayed and state Democrats to earn their votes (Sep 9, 2026 12:45 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — ANN ARBOR – Liberal Michigan rabbis and other Jewish leaders are calling on the Democratic Party to agree to a list of “nonnegotiable” principles about Jewish safety and Israel as the party’s U.S. Senate candidate in the state, Abdul El-Sayed, seeks to make inroads with Jewish voters. The campaign, backed by a progressive... The post Michigan rabbis lay out demands for El-Sayed and state Democrats to earn their votes appeared first on The Forward .
Chris Pappas projected to win New Hampshire Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate (Sep 9, 2026 12:44 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas swiftly defeated progressive opponent Karishma Manzur in a Democratic Senate primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday, capping off one of several races in which criticism of Israel and AIPAC became prominent talking points. The Associated Press called the race just an hour after polls closed, at 6pm, when Pappas... The post Chris Pappas projected to win New Hampshire Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate appeared first on The Forward .
They traveled to the U.S. as Jewish teens. Here’s how these 4 Israelis see America now. (Sep 8, 2026 08:04 PM - Forward.com – All)
As the U.S. celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, some past participants in the Bronfman Fellowship, which for three decades has brought a cohort of 17-year-old Israelis to the United States for two weeks each summer, looked back on how their visits — and what they learned about the American experiment — shaped their lives.... The post They traveled to the U.S. as Jewish teens. Here’s how these 4 Israelis see America now. appeared first on The Forward .
Why I yelled at God on Kol Nidre (Sep 8, 2026 06:49 PM - Forward.com – All)
Last Kol Nidre, I yelled at God. My husband was in the hospital. He had been since the day after Rosh Hashanah. I sat in services and thought of a friend of mine’s interpretation of the binding of Isaac: that it had been a test that Abraham had failed, because the whole point was that... The post Why I yelled at God on Kol Nidre appeared first on The Forward .
Adidas apologizes for campaign with Israeli veteran amputee after calls to boycott (Sep 8, 2026 05:47 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Adidas has apologized for featuring an Israeli former soldier and amputee in a campaign advertising its service for people with missing legs, which sparked calls for a boycott. Shalev Biton, who lost his left leg during the 2021 Israel-Gaza conflict, appeared in a promotional video for the sportswear company’s Single Shoe service. The... The post Adidas apologizes for campaign with Israeli veteran amputee after calls to boycott appeared first on The Forward .
Did Netanyahu ignore Oct. 7 warning? An independent inquiry could cost him re-election. (Sep 8, 2026 05:26 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israel’s election campaign effectively begins today, as political parties submit their list of candidates who will contest the Oct. 27 election. It is difficult to imagine a more politically explosive moment for the publication of a new investigation into the failures surrounding Oct. 7. Today’s report in the Haaretz newspaper alleges that Benjamin Netanyahu received... The post Did Netanyahu ignore Oct. 7 warning? An independent inquiry could cost him re-election. appeared first on The Forward .
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