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Mamdani confronts backlash over exclusion of Jewish lawyers from judicial panel (Jul 29, 2026 06:59 PM - Forward.com – All)Since taking office in January, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has shrugged off criticism from Jewish organizations over his opposition to Israel and Zionism. But new allegations that his administration excluded Jewish lawyers from a key City Hall appointments committee appeared to strike a nerve — getting directly at how he is governing New York City. “The suggestion... The post Mamdani confronts backlash over exclusion of Jewish lawyers from judicial panel appeared first on The Forward .
Tidbits: A huge Jewish dating event through AI and Chabad (Jul 29, 2026 06:22 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: דעם 9טן אויגוסט וועלן טויזנטער אומבאַפּאָרטע ייִדן איבער דער וועלט אָנשטעלן זייערע... The post Tidbits: A huge Jewish dating event through AI and Chabad appeared first on The Forward .
‘Do not boycott people who dislike us’: Netanyahu challenger Yair Lapid urges AIPAC and J Street to make support for Israel bipartisan again (Jul 29, 2026 06:14 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday made headlines, but he is not the only Israeli official trying to make inroads in the nation’s capital this week. Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is also in town to get a head start on repairing the U.S.-Israel relationship. On Wednesday, Lapid, who... The post ‘Do not boycott people who dislike us’: Netanyahu challenger Yair Lapid urges AIPAC and J Street to make support for Israel bipartisan again appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu challenger Yair Lapid lobbies Democratic senators, aiming to repair U.S.-Israel ties (Jul 29, 2026 06:14 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday made headlines, but he is not the only Israeli official trying to make inroads in the nation’s capital this week. Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is also in town to get a head start on repairing the U.S.-Israel relationship. On Wednesday, Lapid, who... The post Netanyahu challenger Yair Lapid lobbies Democratic senators, aiming to repair U.S.-Israel ties appeared first on The Forward .
The most Jewish room in Fremont, Ohio, is in a county history museum (Jul 29, 2026 05:44 PM - Forward.com – All)
Beneath a mahogany staircase inside the Sandusky County Historical Society hangs a memorial plaque in a place both fitting and strange. The sanctuary is gone. The Torah scrolls have long since been moved elsewhere. Military exhibits and county memorabilia fill the rooms. But the plaque remains, listing the dead of Temple Beth Israel, a congregation... The post The most Jewish room in Fremont, Ohio, is in a county history museum appeared first on The Forward .
Americans helped free Soviet Jewry and the hostages too. It’s time to step up and stop West Bank terror. (Jul 29, 2026 04:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
For decades, American Jewry has placed the value of tikkun olam at its core. That commitment motivated mass momentum for social justice in many forms, from B’nei Mitzvah projects to Mitzvah Day and long-term campaigns for justice. American Jews have come together again and again to fight for causes beyond politics or religion — and... The post Americans helped free Soviet Jewry and the hostages too. It’s time to step up and stop West Bank terror. appeared first on The Forward .
Americans helped free Soviet Jewry and the hostages. It’s time to step up and stop West Bank terror. (Jul 29, 2026 04:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
For decades, American Jewry has placed the value of tikkun olam at its core. That commitment motivated mass momentum for social justice in many forms, from B’nei Mitzvah projects to Mitzvah Day and long-term campaigns for justice. American Jews have come together again and again to fight for causes beyond politics or religion — and... The post Americans helped free Soviet Jewry and the hostages. It’s time to step up and stop West Bank terror. appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu compares New York with ‘the 1930s’ after Mamdani calls for his arrest (Jul 29, 2026 04:19 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s leadership with “the 1930s,” escalating a showdown between the two leaders as Netanyahu plans to visit the city in the coming weeks. The Israeli leader made an evocative reference to the period when the Nazis took over Germany in a Fox... The post Netanyahu compares New York with ‘the 1930s’ after Mamdani calls for his arrest appeared first on The Forward .
London’s Hackney council gives initial nod to ending 58-year twinning with Haifa after emotional debate (Jul 29, 2026 04:17 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — LONDON – It was one kippah vs. a sea of keffiyehs, as Hackney Council gave initial approval on Tuesday night to begin the process of ending its nearly six-decade twinning relationship with the northern Israeli city of Haifa. The motion, brought by the Green Party-led administration, was voted on and approved after councilors... The post London’s Hackney council gives initial nod to ending 58-year twinning with Haifa after emotional debate appeared first on The Forward .
An Illinois farmer thought he knew how his family survived the Nazis. Then he went to the town that saved them. (Jul 29, 2026 11:54 AM - Forward.com – All)
STADSKANAAL, THE NETHERLANDS — The lights dimmed and through the old church’s stained glass windows, the afternoon sun scattered color across the wooden pews. Sitting among them, Nik Jakobs watched his family’s past come to life on a stage in front of the room. In a 90-minute play, actors reenacted what happened in this small... The post An Illinois farmer thought he knew how his family survived the Nazis. Then he went to the town that saved them. appeared first on The Forward .
2025 was deadliest year for Jews in decades, antisemitism watchdogs in 7 countries conclude (Jul 29, 2026 08:39 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A coalition of leading Jewish organizations from seven countries has released a report confirming that 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic violence in the Jewish Diaspora in more than three decades. More than 20 people were killed in antisemitic violence last year, according to the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism... The post 2025 was deadliest year for Jews in decades, antisemitism watchdogs in 7 countries conclude appeared first on The Forward .
Ladino-speaking pirates, genies and grumpy demon cats: PJ Library expands bookshelves with Sephardic stories (Jul 29, 2026 01:41 AM - Forward.com – All)
In 1940s Baghdad, a little girl named Na’ima tries desperately to stay awake all night for Shavuot. In wartime Libya, a young boy embarks on a supernatural quest to find a lost city. In 19th-century Morocco, a father’s frustration with his son’s teacher leads him to a rabbinical court. Until recently, none of those stories... The post Ladino-speaking pirates, genies and grumpy demon cats: PJ Library expands bookshelves with Sephardic stories appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu and Lapid vie for a critical title: Who is Israel’s most adept U.S. whisperer? (Jul 28, 2026 11:48 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — WASHINGTON – Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and Yair Lapid, the leader of his opposition, are in Washington, ostensibly to attend the funeral of one of the staunchest pro-Israel American politicians, Lindsey Graham. They are also, as Lapid made clear in an appearance Monday at the influential Atlantic Council think tank, launching... The post Netanyahu and Lapid vie for a critical title: Who is Israel’s most adept U.S. whisperer? appeared first on The Forward .
2 Jewish-owned Toronto bagel shops hit with gunfire, vandalism (Jul 28, 2026 11:41 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Locals lined up outside a Toronto bagel shop on Monday in a show of support after attacks on two outposts of the Jewish-owned chain, adding to a string of incidents facing Jewish businesses in the city. Two locations of Kiva’s Bagel Bar, a fixture for Toronto Jews since it opened in 1979, were... The post 2 Jewish-owned Toronto bagel shops hit with gunfire, vandalism appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish authors are dismayed that a major Chicago literary festival overlaps with Rosh Hashanah (Jul 28, 2026 08:16 PM - Forward.com – All)
Jewish writers say they are dismayed to learn that one of the nation’s largest free outdoor literary festivals is scheduled to take place during the two days of Rosh Hashanah, September 12 and 13. Printers Row Lit Fest, an outdoor book festival that draws thousands of authors and book lovers to the streets of Chicago’s... The post Jewish authors are dismayed that a major Chicago literary festival overlaps with Rosh Hashanah appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish authors object to scheduling of a Chicago literary festival on Rosh Hashanah (Jul 28, 2026 08:16 PM - Forward.com – All)
Jewish writers say they are dismayed to learn that one of the nation’s largest free outdoor literary festivals is scheduled to take place during the two days of Rosh Hashanah, September 12 and 13. Printers Row Lit Fest, an outdoor book festival that draws thousands of authors and book lovers to the streets of Chicago’s... The post Jewish authors object to scheduling of a Chicago literary festival on Rosh Hashanah appeared first on The Forward .
Loved ones remember two Jewish women killed in Midtown Manhattan mass shooting one year ago (Jul 28, 2026 07:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
One year after Blackstone executive and Jewish community leader Wesley LePatner was killed in a mass shooting in the lobby of her Midtown Manhattan office, her family is marking the yahrtzeit by launching a foundation in her name. “What we are officially launching today is not just the start of a love letter to my... The post Loved ones remember two Jewish women killed in Midtown Manhattan mass shooting one year ago appeared first on The Forward .
‘Her hugs could brighten even the worst days’: On anniversary, loved ones remember two Jewish women killed in NYC shooting (Jul 28, 2026 07:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
One year after Blackstone executive and Jewish community leader Wesley LePatner was killed in a mass shooting in the lobby of her Midtown Manhattan office, her family is marking the yahrtzeit by launching a foundation in her name. “What we are officially launching today is not just the start of a love letter to my... The post ‘Her hugs could brighten even the worst days’: On anniversary, loved ones remember two Jewish women killed in NYC shooting appeared first on The Forward .
Shmuel Plavnik: A classic example of Jewish-Belarusian identity (Jul 28, 2026 07:38 PM - Forward.com – All)
מיט צוויי חדשים צוריק האָב איך געשריבן אינעם פֿאָרווערטס, אַז איך האָב צופֿעליק אַנטדעקט מאַגישע כּתבֿ־ידן אויף ווײַסרוסיש, אָנגעשריבן מיט ייִדישע אותיות. דאָס געפֿינס איז ממש אויף אַ מיסטישן אופֿן צונויפֿגעפֿאַלן מיטן 160־יאָריקן געבורט־יוביליי פֿונעם ייִדישן שרײַבער שמואל־נחום פּלאַווניק, באַקאַנט אויף רײַסיש ווי זמיטראָק ביאַדוליאַ. פֿאַר וואָס איז דאָס אַ חידוש? אין 1921 האָט פּלאַווניק... The post Shmuel Plavnik: A classic example of Jewish-Belarusian identity appeared first on The Forward .
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 .
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