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How Israel became a country where teenagers murder each other in cold blood (Apr 27, 2026 07:45 PM - Forward.com – All)On the evening of Israel’s Independence Day, while much of the country celebrated in the streets, Yimanu Binyamin Zelka, an Ethiopian-Israeli 21-year-old from Petah Tikva, worked a routine shift at Pizza Hut. Or it was routine, until a group of teenage boys entered the restaurant and began harassing customers by spraying party foam inside the... The post How Israel became a country where teenagers murder each other in cold blood appeared first on The Forward .
An Indiana town had no Jewish cemetery. When its mayor died, it built one (Apr 27, 2026 06:01 PM - Forward.com – All)
When Marcus Levy died in Aurora, Indiana, in September 1871, the city gathered. Levy was 63 years old, a native of Prague, and the mayor of Aurora. After the upheavals of 1848, he left Europe and arrived in New York a stranger and without means before making his way west. He came to Aurora around... The post An Indiana town had no Jewish cemetery. When its mayor died, it built one appeared first on The Forward .
Apple TV’s ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ just gave us a stunningly authentic Jewish episode (Apr 27, 2026 05:27 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Matzo is not something I typically give much thought to in the days following Passover. Yet I cannot stop thinking about a piece of shmura matzo I recently encountered. The encounter came on Apple TV’s “Your Friends & Neighbors,” where the handmade round matzo (that always tastes a little burnt) just had a... The post Apple TV’s ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ just gave us a stunningly authentic Jewish episode appeared first on The Forward .
How young people once used Yiddish personal ads to find a partner (Apr 27, 2026 03:07 PM - Forward.com – All)
In today’s hyper-connected world, the quest for a partner often begins with a swipe or a click. But a century ago, our great-grandparents began their search differently. While a shadkhn, or matchmaker, continued to bring most Jewish couples together in the old country, by 1908, a fascinating innovation had taken root in the big cities... The post How young people once used Yiddish personal ads to find a partner appeared first on The Forward .
‘The settlers are winning now’: West Bank activists aiding Palestinians are increasingly targets themselves (Apr 27, 2026 02:15 PM - Forward.com – All)
DUMA, WEST BANK — For three decades, Rabbi Arik Ascherman has devoted himself largely to helping Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank. He heads Torat Zedek, which means Torah of Justice — a group that is out in the field trying to protect them from one of the most intensive waves of settler violence since... The post ‘The settlers are winning now’: West Bank activists aiding Palestinians are increasingly targets themselves appeared first on The Forward .
These American teens ranked high in Israel’s International Bible Quiz, in strongest US showing in 50 years (Apr 27, 2026 08:27 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — While many of his classmates at his Orthodox high school in Los Angeles spent the last year juggling school and social life, Jackson Shrier was studying the Tanach, or Hebrew Bible, for five hours a day. He was training for the Chidon HaTanach, or International Bible Quiz, a centerpiece of Israel’s Independence Day... The post These American teens ranked high in Israel’s International Bible Quiz, in strongest US showing in 50 years appeared first on The Forward .
Seismic shift in Israeli politics as opposition leaders Lapid and Bennett form joint party (Apr 26, 2026 11:47 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett teamed up once before to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, striking an unusual power-sharing deal after Israel’s 2021 election that briefly ousted Netanyahu from power. Now, the two men are going even further in seeking to repeat their feat. Lapid and Bennett announced on Sunday that they... The post Seismic shift in Israeli politics as opposition leaders Lapid and Bennett form joint party appeared first on The Forward .
His kippah was a symbol of coexistence. Israeli police officers seized and destroyed it. (Apr 26, 2026 09:46 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Alex Sinclair had no idea what would follow when he posted a picture of his mutilated kippah to Facebook on Thursday. Sinclair, who lives in central Israel, described being detained by police officers who told him that his kippah, which had both the Israeli and Palestinian flags woven in, was illegal. When he... The post His kippah was a symbol of coexistence. Israeli police officers seized and destroyed it. appeared first on The Forward .
DOJ’s indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center recalls Jewish groups’ use of informants to fight extremism (Apr 26, 2026 09:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Jewish social justice organizations are sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to indict the Southern Poverty Law Center, framing the move as part of a broader campaign against civil society groups that monitor extremism. The Department of Justice alleges that SPLC engaged in bank and wire fraud and conspired to commit money laundering,... The post DOJ’s indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center recalls Jewish groups’ use of informants to fight extremism appeared first on The Forward .
Inside Mamdani’s split decision on synagogue and school protests in NYC (Apr 26, 2026 09:36 PM - Forward.com – All)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed on Friday a City Council bill aimed at requiring safety plans around protests near schools, while allowing a separate measure protecting houses of worship to become law. The split decision — his first veto since taking office more than 100 days ago — drew sharp backlash from a... The post Inside Mamdani’s split decision on synagogue and school protests in NYC appeared first on The Forward .
I come from a long line of Jewish Bundists. Now, Molly Crabapple is part of our family. (Apr 25, 2026 01:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
My grandparents live in a small apartment in Santa Monica. It has white walls and wood floors and is full of light. The living room window faces the street, and my grandma, Kathy, likes to poke her head out and talk to her neighbors, many of whom moved here after the Palisades fire, just like... The post I come from a long line of Jewish Bundists. Now, Molly Crabapple is part of our family. appeared first on The Forward .
American Jews have a Hasan Piker problem. Solving it is going to hurt (Apr 25, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
Years ago, I went to a therapist who practiced Acceptance and Commitment Therapy — popularly known as ACT — which asks patients to interrogate what their values are, and whether their behaviors are aligned with those values. This therapist had me use a little matrix. In one block, I would write down what really mattered to... The post American Jews have a Hasan Piker problem. Solving it is going to hurt appeared first on The Forward .
200+ Bnei Menashe immigrate to Israel from India, the first to make the journey in years (Apr 24, 2026 08:21 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — On Thursday, 240 members of India’s Bnei Menashe community arrived in Israel, marking the latest convoy of immigrants brought as part of a government-backed effort to relocate the entire community. The flight, which landed at Ben Gurion Airport, was welcomed by a delegation including Israel’s aliyah minister and the chairman of The Jewish... The post 200+ Bnei Menashe immigrate to Israel from India, the first to make the journey in years appeared first on The Forward .
What can we learn from Molly Crabapple’s book about the Bund? (Apr 24, 2026 07:40 PM - Forward.com – All)
דאָס נײַע בוך „דאָ, װוּ מיר לעבן, איז אונדזער לאַנד“ פֿון מאָלי קראַבעפּל איז אַ פֿאַרכאַפּנדיקע לעקטור. זי דערצײלט די 50־יאָריקע געשיכטע פֿונעם „ייִדישן אַרבעטער בונד“ דורך פּערזענלעכע ביאָגראַפֿיעס פֿון אַמאָליקע באַרימטע און װײניק־באַקאַנטע אַקטיװיסטן. אַזוי אַרום באַלעבט זי דעם טרוקענעם פֿאַקטישן מאַטעריאַל דורך איר פֿלאַמיקן כּח־הדמיון און מאָלט אױס די אַמאָליקע העלדן װי אונדזערע... The post What can we learn from Molly Crabapple’s book about the Bund? appeared first on The Forward .
Today’s American Jews finally have their era’s Sandy Koufax (Apr 24, 2026 07:36 PM - Forward.com – All)
Something strange, funny and frankly delicious happened on social media last Tuesday night: A legion of extremely online sports fans stepped forward one by one to admit that the NBA’s most famous Israeli was, unfortunately, very good at basketball. Deni Avdija, the 25-year-old forward for the Portland Trail Blazers, had just scored 41 points and... The post Today’s American Jews finally have their era’s Sandy Koufax appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu reveals prostate cancer treatment, says he hid diagnosis during Iran war (Apr 24, 2026 06:39 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Friday that he had recently undergone treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, adding that he kept the diagnosis private amid the war with Iran. “I requested to delay its publication by two months so that it would not be released at the height of the war, in... The post Netanyahu reveals prostate cancer treatment, says he hid diagnosis during Iran war appeared first on The Forward .
Recalling Millie Baran, whose mark on the Yiddish world lives on (Apr 24, 2026 04:34 PM - Forward.com – All)
Millie Baran, a Holocaust survivor who served for many years as a “camp mother” at the socialist Yiddish summer camp, Hemshekh, and spoke publicly, even on television, about her Holocaust experiences, passed away on April 3. She was 100 years old. Millie, whose late husband, Mikhl Baran, was the camp’s director, was known for her... The post Recalling Millie Baran, whose mark on the Yiddish world lives on appeared first on The Forward .
Teens in 2 states arrested over threat that shuttered Houston synagogue (Apr 24, 2026 03:06 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Two teenagers were arrested this week for an alleged plot to drive through a Houston synagogue and “kill as many Jews as possible,” according to local authorities. Angelina Han Hicks, 18, of Lexington, North Carolina, was arrested at her home on Wednesday and charged with conspiring with two other individuals to commit an... The post Teens in 2 states arrested over threat that shuttered Houston synagogue appeared first on The Forward .
A New York Jewish childhood at the Dalton School where privilege met progressivism (Apr 24, 2026 02:31 PM - Forward.com – All)
I am what is called “a Dalton lifer.” I was born in Manhattan on Dec. 1, 1943, at Lenox Hill Hospital and was a New Yorker all my life before I married and moved away. For 14 of those years, from when I was 3 (going on 4) until I was 18, I attended the... The post A New York Jewish childhood at the Dalton School where privilege met progressivism appeared first on The Forward .
In the depths of Tel Aviv’s bus station, a fragile refuge for those with nowhere else to go during war (Apr 24, 2026 03:01 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — TEL AVIV — Two floors underground, past dumpsters and oil-laden puddles, through a reinforced Cold War-era door, a bomb shelter is buried underneath Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station. Built in 1993 to accommodate more than 16,000 Israelis, the shelter found a new life during the Israel-Iran war as a public refuge for residents... The post In the depths of Tel Aviv’s bus station, a fragile refuge for those with nowhere else to go during war appeared first on The Forward .
Nearly half of young Americans view US relationship with Israel as a burden, survey finds (Apr 24, 2026 01:27 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Nearly half of young Americans, 46%, believe that the United States’ relationship with Israel is mostly a burden to the United States, according to a new survey from the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School. The Harvard Youth Poll, which polled 2,018 Americans aged 18 to 29, found that just 16%... The post Nearly half of young Americans view US relationship with Israel as a burden, survey finds appeared first on The Forward .
Long Island father and teen son arrested after investigation into swastika drawn in school bathroom (Apr 24, 2026 01:18 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A father and his teenage son were arrested Wednesday after an investigation into swastika graffiti at the teen’s school led police to search their home, where authorities said they found chemicals used to make explosives. The arrests stemmed from an investigation into swastika graffiti found in a boys’ bathroom at Syosset High School... The post Long Island father and teen son arrested after investigation into swastika drawn in school bathroom appeared first on The Forward .
Tucker Carlson calls campaign to shame a country club for barring a Jewish toddler ‘repulsive’ (Apr 24, 2026 01:16 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Catherine Rampell, the economist and pundit, likes telling the story about how her father once launched a public campaign against a Palm Beach country club when it banned his 4-year-old son from attending a birthday party because he is Jewish. Now, Tucker Carlson has turned the anecdote into a sinister and “repulsive” tale... The post Tucker Carlson calls campaign to shame a country club for barring a Jewish toddler ‘repulsive’ appeared first on The Forward .
The de facto annexation of the West Bank is a recipe for utter disaster (Apr 23, 2026 07:56 PM - Forward.com – All)
The disturbing wave of near-daily attacks by Jewish extremists against Palestinians in the West Bank is advancing a quiet but steady effort by the Israeli government to annex the West Bank. While opposition from President Donald Trump has led Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step away from threats to formally annex the territory, his government... The post The de facto annexation of the West Bank is a recipe for utter disaster appeared first on The Forward .
On the small island of St. Eustatius, the Jewish community turned the tide of the American Revolution (Apr 23, 2026 06:59 PM - Forward.com – All)
Even if you’re someone with the most prolific knowledge of Jewish American history, you may not have heard of the small Caribbean island of St. Eustatius. But its Jewish community played an important role in the American Revolution. The First Salute, a new exhibit at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia,... The post On the small island of St. Eustatius, the Jewish community turned the tide of the American Revolution appeared first on The Forward .
The antisemites are enjoying themselves (Apr 23, 2026 06:53 PM - Forward.com – All)
In a radio interview 16 years ago, Rick Sanchez of Rick’s List on CNN at the time complained that comedian Jon Stewart and other “elite Northeast establishment liberals” had it out for him. “Yeah, very powerless people,” Sanchez huffed after the host mentioned Stewart was Jewish. “Everyone who runs CNN is a lot like Stewart... The post The antisemites are enjoying themselves appeared first on The Forward .
Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN America award (Apr 23, 2026 03:46 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Progressive Jewish author Peter Beinart has won the 2026 PEN America Literary Award for nonfiction for his latest book, “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning.” Beinart, who has long been an outspoken critic of Israel, is the editor-at-large of the leftist Jewish Currents magazine and a professor at CUNY’s Newmark... The post Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN America award appeared first on The Forward .
Trump, in absentia, becomes first non-Israeli to receive Israel’s top civilian honor (Apr 23, 2026 03:41 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Donald Trump officially became the first non-Israeli to receive the Israel’s top civilian prize on Wednesday — but he wasn’t on hand to receive his honor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Trump would get the Israel Prize after meeting with him at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, in December. “We decided to... The post Trump, in absentia, becomes first non-Israeli to receive Israel’s top civilian honor appeared first on The Forward .
Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas, celebrated conductor and Yiddish Theater royalty, dies at 81 (Apr 23, 2026 03:38 PM - Forward.com – All)
Michael Tilson Thomas, composer, conductor and longtime music director of the San Francisco Symphony, died Wednesday April 22. The cause was brain cancer. He was 81. Thomas, the recipient of 12 Grammy Awards, a Peabody and Kennedy Center Honor, was born Dec. 24, 1944, the son of Ted Thomas, a stage manager and producer for... The post Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas, celebrated conductor and Yiddish Theater royalty, dies at 81 appeared first on The Forward .
In Orban’s rule, Israelis saw a model for their own country. Will he also be one in defeat? (Apr 23, 2026 02:30 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — For years, critics and supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alike have seen Hungary’s Viktor Orban as a model for his politics. Netanyahu long called Orban a “true friend” who consistently backed Israel against criticism in Europe, and his allies said Orban’s policies kept Hungarian Jews safe amid increasing danger. His critics... The post In Orban’s rule, Israelis saw a model for their own country. Will he also be one in defeat? appeared first on The Forward .
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