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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 .
Antisemitic vitriol claims an unlikely new victim — a flamboyant and popular French DJ (Jul 28, 2026 03:41 PM - Forward.com – All)
The celebrated French DJ Barbara Butch, whose flamboyant performance at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris was condemned by Catholics and conservatives, is proudly lesbian and unabashedly Jewish. Last week, the latter quality sparked yet another flare up of antisemitism in France. On the evening of July 18, about 20 minutes after Butch began a... The post Antisemitic vitriol claims an unlikely new victim — a flamboyant and popular French DJ appeared first on The Forward .
Why I stand with Israel (Jul 28, 2026 03:20 PM - Forward.com – All)
I’m often asked why I take a public stand on behalf of Israel. Some have asked how I have the fortitude to do so. Others wonder about the “reputational risk.” Still others wonder about subjecting myself to the “awful” comments. To me, they’re like weather reports — a way to gauge the sentiments of those... The post Why I stand with Israel appeared first on The Forward .
Why I stand with Israel — and don’t let nasty reader responses faze me (Jul 28, 2026 03:20 PM - Forward.com – All)
I’m often asked why I take a public stand on behalf of Israel. Some have asked how I have the fortitude to do so. Others wonder about the “reputational risk.” Still others wonder about subjecting myself to the “awful” comments. To me, they’re like weather reports — a way to gauge the sentiments of those... The post Why I stand with Israel — and don’t let nasty reader responses faze me appeared first on The Forward .
Over 12 Torah scrolls stolen from Paris suburb synagogue (Jul 28, 2026 03:02 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Over a dozen Torah scrolls have been stolen from a French synagogue in an attack the local rabbi called “antisemitic.” The burglary hit the Grand Synagogue of Levallois-Perret, a wealthy suburb of Paris, between Sunday night and Monday morning. Rabbi Chalom Lellouche said the Jewish community was “violated” by the theft. “It is,... The post Over 12 Torah scrolls stolen from Paris suburb synagogue appeared first on The Forward .
AIPAC is the top issue at final primary debate between Stevens and El-Sayed in Michigan (Jul 28, 2026 12:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — SOUTHFIELD – The two figures standing on the suburban Detroit debate stage vying for the right to battle for Michigan’s rights on Capitol Hill were U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and former county health official Abdul El-Sayed. But the dominant topic Monday night wasn’t either of them: it was AIPAC. In Michigan’s closely watched... The post AIPAC is the top issue at final primary debate between Stevens and El-Sayed in Michigan appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu to meet Trump with Iran, Gaza and Saudi Arabia on the line (Jul 28, 2026 09:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday, as the American leader is weighing whether to expand his bombing campaign against Iran or to find a diplomatic resolution regarding the Straits of Hormouz and the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Israel fears that Trump is going to negotiate... The post Netanyahu to meet Trump with Iran, Gaza and Saudi Arabia on the line appeared first on The Forward .
In Detroit, pro-Israel Senate candidate Haley Stevens meets a pro-Palestinan El-Sayed supporter (Jul 28, 2026 08:58 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — DETROIT — Hours before a big debate showdown with her primary rival, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens began a routine campaign stop Monday seemingly comfortably in her element. The Michigan candidate for U.S. Senate walked into The Roost, a cafe and wine shop in the Woodbridge neighborhood, chatting up her record on small businesses... The post In Detroit, pro-Israel Senate candidate Haley Stevens meets a pro-Palestinan El-Sayed supporter appeared first on The Forward .
‘If you’re ever confused: I stand with the Jews’ Boy George sings in new pro-Israel song (Jul 28, 2026 08:56 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The British pop icon Boy George has gone to bat for Israel and its supporters multiple times in recent months, rejecting boycott calls and expressing solidarity after antisemitic violence. Now, he has released a single in the same key. “We Will Dance Again” defends Israel’s military response in Gaza, criticizes musicians and activists... The post ‘If you’re ever confused: I stand with the Jews’ Boy George sings in new pro-Israel song appeared first on The Forward .
The man who changed Jewish bedtime stories is still reinventing himself at 97 (Jul 28, 2026 08:52 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Most people spend their later years looking back. Harold Grinspoon has spent his reinventing himself. The businessman became a philanthropist. The philanthropist discovered Jewish children’s books and created PJ Library. In his late 80s, he became a sculptor after a cherry tree fell in his yard. Now, as he turns 97, Grinspoon is... The post The man who changed Jewish bedtime stories is still reinventing himself at 97 appeared first on The Forward .
How Yiddish compresses whole stories into one word (Jul 28, 2026 12:48 AM - Forward.com – All)
As a kid, I had no idea schmuck wasn’t an English word. In 1985, my fourth-grade Cheder class in Los Angeles was assigned to write a short story about a time we felt embarrassed. I had a great example I wanted to share, so while the other girls asked the teacher questions, I got straight... The post How Yiddish compresses whole stories into one word appeared first on The Forward .
Can Israeli Liberals win back the Democratic center — and save the U.S.-Israel alliance? (Jul 27, 2026 08:54 PM - Forward.com – All)
About a dozen Israelis gathered in my living room this week for a conversation that would have seemed unnecessary a decade ago. Some identified with the political left, others with the right. But everyone agreed that the bipartisan foundation of the U.S.-Israel alliance is being destroyed, that this is a disaster for Israel, and that... The post Can Israeli Liberals win back the Democratic center — and save the U.S.-Israel alliance? appeared first on The Forward .
Can Israeli liberals win back the Democratic center — and save the U.S.-Israel alliance? (Jul 27, 2026 08:54 PM - Forward.com – All)
About a dozen Israelis gathered in my living room this week for a conversation that would have seemed unnecessary a decade ago. Some identified with the political left, others with the right. But everyone agreed that the bipartisan foundation of the U.S.-Israel alliance is being destroyed, that this is a disaster for Israel, and that... The post Can Israeli liberals win back the Democratic center — and save the U.S.-Israel alliance? appeared first on The Forward .
Israel’s government doesn’t want to protect American Jews. It wants to use us. (Jul 27, 2026 08:21 PM - Forward.com – All)
Consider two acts of antisemitic violence. In October 2018, a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and murdered 11 Jews at Shabbat services, to date the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history. Before he opened fire, the shooter had spent months online railing against HIAS, the Jewish refugee resettlement agency, for supposedly... The post Israel’s government doesn’t want to protect American Jews. It wants to use us. appeared first on The Forward .
Mayor Mamdani, please step back from the brink (Jul 27, 2026 06:51 PM - Forward.com – All)
For much of the last year, I’ve defended Mayor Zohran Mamdani against critics who have accused him of antisemitism. And I continue to do so now: Mamdani is not antisemitic, and he has done great things for New York City, inspiring younger voters, improving the quality of life in the city with progressive polities, and... The post Mayor Mamdani, please step back from the brink appeared first on The Forward .
Experimenting with translation on today’s Yiddish stage (Jul 27, 2026 05:01 PM - Forward.com – All)
„פֿרײַנד און פֿײַנט, ברוכים הבאים! זײַט באַגריסט צו דער װעלט־באַרימטער װעלט־מײַסטערשאַפֿט פֿון ייִדישע קללות!“ אַזוי רעוועט אויף דער בינע אַן אָנזאָגערין (געשפּילט פֿון װיװי לאַקס) אױף ייִדיש, אײדער אַ צווייטער אָנזאָגער (פּאָל קענדלער) זעצט איבער דעם זאַץ אױף ענגליש, אָנהייבנדיק מיט דער פֿראַזע !Friends and foes. שטייענדיק אין אַ מיזרח־לאָנדאָנער טעאַטער האָט קענדלער מיט אַ... The post Experimenting with translation on today’s Yiddish stage appeared first on The Forward .
Their art was whimsical, elegant, ‘scandalous,’ and colorful. It was also revolutionary. (Jul 27, 2026 04:25 PM - Forward.com – All)
Even under glass, designer Fritzi Löw’s intricately beaded “Adam and Eve” bag manages to sparkle. One of 200 objects and artifacts on display in “Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte,” a major new exhibition at the Jewish Museum, presented in cooperation with the MAK — Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, the piece captures... The post Their art was whimsical, elegant, ‘scandalous,’ and colorful. It was also revolutionary. appeared first on The Forward .
‘Politically homeless’: As Maine’s Collins-Jackson Senate race kicks off, some Jewish voters find themselves adrift (Jul 27, 2026 10:51 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BANGOR, Maine — With Maine’s marquee U.S. Senate race now set, many Jewish Democratic voters are confronting a difficult choice: whether concerns over newly nominated Democrat Troy Jackson’s rhetoric on Israel outweighs their longstanding opposition to incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. “I, and many Jews in Maine, certainly feel politically homeless at this... The post ‘Politically homeless’: As Maine’s Collins-Jackson Senate race kicks off, some Jewish voters find themselves adrift appeared first on The Forward .
After New York stabbing, Netanyahu says Mamdani is making Jews less safe (Jul 26, 2026 06:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of “fomenting” hate and making Jews less safe through his fierce criticism of Israel. Netanyahu suggested the mayor’s rhetoric on the Gaza war contributed to the climate that led to Thursday’s stabbing of an Orthodox man outside a Manhattan synagogue. “I don’t think... The post After New York stabbing, Netanyahu says Mamdani is making Jews less safe appeared first on The Forward .
Israel’s shameful West Bank front (Jul 26, 2026 04:20 PM - Forward.com – All)
Two mosques burned in the West Bank on Sunday. One, in the village of Qusra south of Nablus, was torched and defaced with graffiti reading “Revenge for Benayahu,” referring to Benayahu Mellet, who was killed in the deadly clashes near the village of Tel two days earlier. Another mosque, in the village of Kur, was... The post Israel’s shameful West Bank front appeared first on The Forward .
Troy Jackson wins Maine Democratic Senate nomination, keeps mum on Israel, AIPAC (Jul 26, 2026 12:34 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BANGOR, Maine – Troy Jackson accepted the Democratic nomination for Maine’s U.S. Senate race on Saturday with no mention of Israel, sidestepping an issue that has become a focal point for many Maine Jews as they assess the party’s new standard-bearer. Jackson secured the nomination in a landslide 566 to 5 vote by... The post Troy Jackson wins Maine Democratic Senate nomination, keeps mum on Israel, AIPAC appeared first on The Forward .
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson raises eyebrows in the Jewish community (Jul 26, 2026 12:32 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BANGOR, Maine – Throughout his two-decade-long career as a state lawmaker in Maine, Troy Jackson built his political brand around labor and economic issues. But as the former logger and state Senate president now seeks a seat in the U.S. Senate, Jackson has begun staking out positions on something new — Israel. Facing... The post Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson raises eyebrows in the Jewish community appeared first on The Forward .
MAGA influencer Laura Loomer mounts Jewish apology tour in Ukraine, meeting with Zelensky and rabbi (Jul 26, 2026 12:31 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — MAGA firebrand Laura Loomer, who is warring with anti-Israel figures on the right, is invoking her Judaism as she pulls an about-face on a former hobbyhorse of hers: Ukraine. Loomer interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on a visit to the country this week, asking him about his Jewish identity and the country’s antisemitism... The post MAGA influencer Laura Loomer mounts Jewish apology tour in Ukraine, meeting with Zelensky and rabbi appeared first on The Forward .
Are You Jewish? California considers asking on official state forms (Jul 25, 2026 04:04 AM - Forward.com – All)
Ever since the Holocaust demonstrated the danger of appearing on state registries, many Jews have been wary of self-identifying to the government. But a bill racing through California’s state legislature would let Jewish people do just that — and it was a coalition of Jewish groups who proposed it. California’s SB 1387 would mandate that... The post Are You Jewish? California considers asking on official state forms appeared first on The Forward .
Germany could criminalize denying Israel’s right to exist. Could U.S. follow? (Jul 24, 2026 09:05 PM - Forward.com – All)
As Germany considers an unprecedented law that would criminalize denying Israel’s right to exist, American free speech advocates worry the proposal could spark similar efforts in the U.S. to curb Israel-related speech. The proposed law, which passed Germany’s upper house of parliament last week, would make publicly denying Israel’s right to exist a crime, with... The post Germany could criminalize denying Israel’s right to exist. Could U.S. follow? appeared first on The Forward .
Germany could criminalize denying Israel’s right to exist. Could the U.S. follow? (Jul 24, 2026 09:05 PM - Forward.com – All)
As Germany considers an unprecedented law that would criminalize denying Israel’s right to exist, American free speech advocates worry the proposal could spark similar efforts in the U.S. to curb Israel-related speech. The proposed law, which passed Germany’s upper house of parliament last week, would make publicly denying Israel’s right to exist a crime, with... The post Germany could criminalize denying Israel’s right to exist. Could the U.S. follow? appeared first on The Forward .
Mamdani isn’t the real resistance against Netanyahu — Israelis are (Jul 24, 2026 07:01 PM - Forward.com – All)
If you, like so many American Jews this week, are focused on New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s video message urging protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits the city in September, you’re missing the real story. Pay attention, instead, to what is happening thousands of miles away — not in Manhattan, but... The post Mamdani isn’t the real resistance against Netanyahu — Israelis are appeared first on The Forward .
Why do I work for the “Foe-ward”? I traced my accent’s journey to find out (Jul 24, 2026 07:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
I began my internship at The Forward in May, just a few weeks after I finished my sophomore year at Duke, where I’m majoring in religion and history. My initial days back in my home city were a whirlwind: dinners at Top Thai; long walks up to the Met; reconnecting with friends. The period also... The post Why do I work for the “Foe-ward”? I traced my accent’s journey to find out appeared first on The Forward .
Trump administration drops demand that Penn turn over list of Jewish employees (Jul 24, 2026 05:47 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The Trump administration has withdrawn a controversial demand for the University of Pennsylvania to produce a list of Jewish employees as part of a larger investigation into alleged employment discrimination at the Ivy League university. The withdrawal ends a round of lawsuits over the legality of such a demand, which alarmed Jewish groups... The post Trump administration drops demand that Penn turn over list of Jewish employees appeared first on The Forward .
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