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‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul (Jun 8, 2026 06:07 PM - Forward.com – All)Perhaps you, like me, have had a very specific earworm for the last week. It’s not a song, though there is a sing-song-y element to it. It’s a chant: “My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish. My Christian Dior — Knicks in four!” If you hadn’t heard, the New York Knickerbockers are in the finals for... The post ‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul appeared first on The Forward .
West Point graduated more Jewish cadets this year than ever before, official says (Jun 8, 2026 04:09 PM - Forward.com – All)
The very first class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1802 consisted of two graduates, one of whom was a Jew named Simon Levy who served briefly in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before passing away at the age of 33. Levy was accepted into the academy based on his skill... The post West Point graduated more Jewish cadets this year than ever before, official says appeared first on The Forward .
West Point graduated more Jewish cadets this year than ever before, Jewish leader says (Jun 8, 2026 04:09 PM - Forward.com – All)
The very first class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1802 consisted of two graduates, one of whom was a Jew named Simon Levy who served briefly in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before passing away at the age of 33. Levy was accepted into the academy based on his skill... The post West Point graduated more Jewish cadets this year than ever before, Jewish leader says appeared first on The Forward .
The visionary Jewish poet who survived the Holocaust but not its aftermath (Jun 8, 2026 03:53 PM - Forward.com – All)
Paul Celan: A Life By Anna Arno Translated by Soren Gauger Belknap Press/Harvard University Press, 416 pages, $35 During a 1969 poetry reading in Israel, Paul Celan’s audience requested “Deathfugue,” his most famous poem. With its hypnotic images of death as “a master from Deutschland,” prisoners drinking the “black milk of dawn” and smoke rising... The post The visionary Jewish poet who survived the Holocaust but not its aftermath appeared first on The Forward .
‘The Naked Woman’ asks — what would Jewish Chekhov look like? (Jun 8, 2026 03:38 PM - Forward.com – All)
Earlier this year, a lauded revival of Anton Chekhov’s overlooked opus Ivanov occasioned the question: What if Chekhov, that great chronicler of overeducated depressives, was a bit more Jewish? That show has a substantial Jewish subplot, with the title character’s wife subjected to antisemitic smears. For Jewish Russians, Chekhov, like his great interpreter Stanislavsky, is... The post ‘The Naked Woman’ asks — what would Jewish Chekhov look like? appeared first on The Forward .
Iran says it has finished striking Israel, after Trump says both countries ‘must immediately stop’ (Jun 8, 2026 02:37 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Iran says it has completed its attack on Israel after its missile barrage on Sunday night launched the first direct exchange of hostilities since April. Iran’s military command said the barrage, which did not do any major damage in Israel, represented its “painful response” to an Israeli attack on a Hezbollah installation in... The post Iran says it has finished striking Israel, after Trump says both countries ‘must immediately stop’ appeared first on The Forward .
John Lithgow wins Tony Award for portraying Roald Dahl in ‘Giant,’ about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism (Jun 8, 2026 12:17 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The actor John Lithgow won his third Tony Award on Sunday for his depiction of the writer Roald Dahl as an antisemite. Lithgow stars as Dahl in “Giant,” which opened on Broadway in March. The play, which originated in London in 2024, depicts ultimately unsuccessful efforts to get Dahl to rein in antisemitic... The post John Lithgow wins Tony Award for portraying Roald Dahl in ‘Giant,’ about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism appeared first on The Forward .
Trump urges Iran to make a deal after Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time in 2 months (Jun 7, 2026 08:57 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Iran fired multiple barrages of missiles toward northern Israel on Sunday night local time, in the first direct fire from Iran on Israel since early April. No one was immediately reported injured in the barrages, according to Israeli media, and the Israeli military said it shot down all the missiles aimed at the... The post Trump urges Iran to make a deal after Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time in 2 months appeared first on The Forward .
Maine Democrats are poised to nominate Graham Platner, as Jewish Democrats withhold support (Jun 7, 2026 08:29 PM - Forward.com – All)
Maine Democrats are poised to nominate Graham Platner on Tuesday to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most important Senate races this year. But a series of recent domestic violence allegations and controversies surrounding Platner could become a major political problem for the party in its effort to regain control of... The post Maine Democrats are poised to nominate Graham Platner, as Jewish Democrats withhold support appeared first on The Forward .
Some Jewish Republicans say Tucker Carlson is no longer a threat. Others worry he’ll run for president. (Jun 7, 2026 01:02 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — At the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual gala last November, much of the discussion centered around right-wing antisemitism. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warned that there was “an existential crisis in our party” as figures such as Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes built their online audiences, while right-wing firebrand Rep. Randy Fine of... The post Some Jewish Republicans say Tucker Carlson is no longer a threat. Others worry he’ll run for president. appeared first on The Forward .
Canada’s new council to tackle antisemitism divides Jewish groups (Jun 7, 2026 01:01 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a plan to fight antisemitism, but Canadian Jews are debating whether it’s enough. Carney said on Monday that the country was “failing Jewish Canadians” as antisemitic hate crimes rose to the highest levels seen in Canada since World War II. In a speech at Toronto’s Holy... The post Canada’s new council to tackle antisemitism divides Jewish groups appeared first on The Forward .
Progressive Jews are trying out post-Zionism. There’s one big flaw in their approach (Jun 7, 2026 10:30 AM - Forward.com – All)
The data is clear: American Jews are feeling increasingly alienated from Zionism. But a new progressive coalition is failing to reckon with why the Zionist ideology their members mostly reject was so powerful in the first place. On May 18, more than 40 Jewish organizations launched the Jewish Diaspora Movement, which, in their words, rejects... The post Progressive Jews are trying out post-Zionism. There’s one big flaw in their approach appeared first on The Forward .
It’s time for Jews who love Israel to give up on Zionism (Jun 7, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
Why have I, a longstanding democratic Zionist who lived in Israel for five years and loves the country passionately, abandoned my belief in a democratic Jewish state? My short response is that I did not abandon democratic Zionism. Democratic Zionism abandoned me. More than two-and-half years after Hamas slaughtered close to 1,200 people in the... The post It’s time for Jews who love Israel to give up on Zionism appeared first on The Forward .
Majority of House Democrats vote to defeat Lebanon war powers measure (Jun 6, 2026 05:38 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A House resolution aimed at preventing U.S. involvement in hostilities in Lebanon failed Thursday. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat and fierce critic of Israel, forced a vote on the House floor Thursday. It was defeated 324 to 92, with 91 Democrats voting in favor. The sole Republican vote came from Kentucky Rep.... The post Majority of House Democrats vote to defeat Lebanon war powers measure appeared first on The Forward .
After years of hostile relations with Israel, Slovenia’s new prime minister signals diplomatic reset (Jun 6, 2026 05:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Less than an hour after Slovenia’s newly elected prime minister, Janez Janša, was sworn into office by the country’s parliament, he had the Palestinian flag lowered from a government building. The move marked the first step in a sharp reorientation of Slovenia’s posture towards Israel under Janša. The right-leaning prime minister, who previously... The post After years of hostile relations with Israel, Slovenia’s new prime minister signals diplomatic reset appeared first on The Forward .
Israel gives in to the politics of debasement (Jun 5, 2026 09:54 PM - Forward.com – All)
A small episode this week crystallized the broader pathology of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu more clearly than any grand speech or ideological argument ever could: the Knesset vote for state comptroller, one of the most sensitive institutional positions in Israeli public life. In Israel, the 120 members of the Knesset elect the comptroller by... The post Israel gives in to the politics of debasement appeared first on The Forward .
My irrational, shameless obsession with an $85 yarmulke (Jun 5, 2026 06:27 PM - Forward.com – All)
Growing up, we had a rule of thumb about yarmulkes: the closer yours was to your forehead, the more strictly religious you were. The frum bochurim placed theirs practically on their noses; the boys from Conservative families bobby-pinned their kippahs on the back of their heads, like climbers gripping a rockface. The cool kids, of course, stuffed... The post My irrational, shameless obsession with an $85 yarmulke appeared first on The Forward .
My irrational, possibly problematic obsession with an $85 yarmulke (Jun 5, 2026 06:27 PM - Forward.com – All)
Growing up, we had a rule of thumb about yarmulkes: the closer yours was to your forehead, the more strictly religious you were. The frum bochurim placed theirs practically on their noses; the boys from Conservative families bobby-pinned their kippahs on the back of their heads, like climbers gripping a rockface. The cool kids, of course, stuffed... The post My irrational, possibly problematic obsession with an $85 yarmulke appeared first on The Forward .
How Iran is outsourcing terror plots against Jews (Jun 5, 2026 05:33 PM - Forward.com – All)
The prosecution of an Iraqi national in connection with thwarted alleged terror plots in the U.S. and Europe has put the behind-the-scenes role of Iran in the spotlight — part of what security experts say is a growing and hard-to-trace threat. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi national accused of ties to an... The post How Iran is outsourcing terror plots against Jews appeared first on The Forward .
They helped elect Los Angeles’ first Black mayor; but to him, they were just Bob and Shirley (Jun 5, 2026 04:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
When Joshua Silverstein, a Black Jewish theater artist, was growing up in Los Angeles, he recalls one Ashkenazi couple, to whom he refers as Bob and Shirley, that had a particularly profound effect on him. Bob and Shirley were the type of people who greeted everyone they saw on the street; Silverstein grew up going... The post They helped elect Los Angeles’ first Black mayor; but to him, they were just Bob and Shirley appeared first on The Forward .
In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable (Jun 5, 2026 01:30 PM - Forward.com – All)
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor didn’t set out to write a memoir. A professor of history at Smith College with a focus on race, she had published an article on the etymology of the n-word in 2016 and wanted to continue her work in a book. But as she began to explore the word’s history in America,... The post In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable appeared first on The Forward .
In the race for Jerry Nadler’s seat, much talk on Israel but little disagreement (Jun 5, 2026 12:01 PM - Forward.com – All)
With U.S. aid to Israel and the wars in Gaza and Lebanon pressing for voters in many Democratic primaries, the race to succeed Rep. Jerrold Nadler in Manhattan stands out for the relative consensus among the leading candidates on Israel. Nadler, who is retiring after 33 years in the House, represents a heavily Jewish district... The post In the race for Jerry Nadler’s seat, much talk on Israel but little disagreement appeared first on The Forward .
A Hasidic wedding entertainer tries to keep up with the times — if his ego will let him (Jun 5, 2026 12:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
When Israeli director Gidi Dar made his film Ushpizin in 2004, it was one of the first pieces of Israeli media to humanize the Hasidic community for a secular audience. Now, more than 20 years later, during which he focused on his music and other film projects, he’s returned to the Hasidic world with The... The post A Hasidic wedding entertainer tries to keep up with the times — if his ego will let him appeared first on The Forward .
Chaim Beer’s new book revolves around J. Opatoshu’s novella ‘A Day in Regensburg’ (Jun 5, 2026 02:58 AM - Forward.com – All)
„לווייתן ברוח“ פֿון חיים באר פֿאַרלאַג: עם עובד (2026) 303 זײַטן די טעג איז אַרויס אין ישׂראל אַ נײַ, אייגנאַרטיק בוך, „לווייתן ברוח“ (אַ וואַלפֿיש אין ווינט), פֿונעם אָנגעזעענעם ראָמאַנען־שרײַבער און עסיייִסט חיים באר. דאָס איז דאָס 17סטע בוך זײַנע, וואָס אַלע פֿון זיי ווערן פֿאַררעכנט אין ישׂראל פֿאַר דער „סמעטענע“ פֿון דער העברעיִשער ליטעראַטור.... The post Chaim Beer’s new book revolves around J. Opatoshu’s novella ‘A Day in Regensburg’ appeared first on The Forward .
The Jewish Brigade fought fascism in Italy. Now its flags spark protests. (Jun 5, 2026 12:35 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — When the Jewish Brigade appears today in Italian public debate, it is rarely about the British Army unit, formed largely by Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine, that was sent to fight in Italy in the final months of the Second World War. The Jewish Brigade has become a screen onto which other conflicts... The post The Jewish Brigade fought fascism in Italy. Now its flags spark protests. appeared first on The Forward .
Jerusalem Pride march turns toward the Knesset as LGBTQ Israelis eye pivotal election (Jun 5, 2026 12:34 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM — The Pride march in Israel’s capital city changed its traditional route on Thursday to end near the Knesset, in a show of force ahead of elections that could have major implications for the status of LGBTQ Israelis. “If the current government has a problem with LGBTQ+ people, then the current government can... The post Jerusalem Pride march turns toward the Knesset as LGBTQ Israelis eye pivotal election appeared first on The Forward .
British government backs NHS antisemitism reforms that would restrict political symbols (Jun 5, 2026 12:33 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Doctors and nurses in the U.K. could soon be banned from wearing pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel symbols at work following recommendations from the British government’s independent advisor on antisemitism. The advisor, Lord John Mann, delivered 36 recommendations to tackle antisemitism across the National Health Service in a report that the government formally accepted on... The post British government backs NHS antisemitism reforms that would restrict political symbols appeared first on The Forward .
An organ divided a synagogue. The fallout helped create Reform Judaism. (Jun 4, 2026 08:30 PM - Forward.com – All)
A new musical traces the origins of Reform Judaism to a question that, on paper, seems more likely to produce a subcommittee than a schism: Should a synagogue have an organ? In 1840, a synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina, voted 46 to 40 to install a pipe organ in the sanctuary to accompany services. The... The post An organ divided a synagogue. The fallout helped create Reform Judaism. appeared first on The Forward .
A conference in Warsaw focuses on Jewish languages (Jun 4, 2026 08:09 PM - Forward.com – All)
דער ייִדישער מוזיי „פּולין“ אין וואַרשע האָט לעצטנס דורכגעפֿירט אַ קאָנפֿערענץ וועגן ייִדישע שפּראַכן, אין שײַכות מיט דער צײַטווײַליקער אויסשטעלונג אויף דער זעלביקער טעמע, „דער כּוח פֿון ווערטער“. כאָטש די קאָנפֿערענץ, וואָס איז פֿאָרגעקומען פֿונעם ערשטן ביזן דריטן יוני, האָט אין פּרינציפּ באַהאַנדלט אַלע ייִדישע לשונות, האָט דער מוזיי אין וואַרשע — די אַמאָליקע הויפּטשטאָט... The post A conference in Warsaw focuses on Jewish languages appeared first on The Forward .
In David Baerwald’s epic tale of espionage and wartime horrors, family history is stranger than fiction (Jun 4, 2026 05:20 PM - Forward.com – All)
“When I started out writing this book, my model wasn’t James Clavell,” David Baerwald said with a laugh, as he paused for a smoke break at a waterfront picnic table in his current hometown of Kingston, New York. “It was more like Bernard Malamud, or something; it was this kind of interior, depressing thing about... The post In David Baerwald’s epic tale of espionage and wartime horrors, family history is stranger than fiction appeared first on The Forward .
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