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Did Qatar meddle in the Israeli Arab vote? Election officials reject Netanyahu’s claim of widespread fraud (Oct 30, 2026 01:48 PM - Forward.com – All)(JTA) — Allegations that Qatar secretly funded efforts to boost Arab voter turnout in Israel’s election have sparked a political firestorm, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring the vote “stolen” as his opponents accuse him of trying to undermine the results. “The Ra’amgate affair is an earthquake,” Netanyahu’s Likud party said in a statement posted... The post Did Qatar meddle in the Israeli Arab vote? Election officials reject Netanyahu’s claim of widespread fraud appeared first on The Forward .
Beyond the frame, thousands are being murdered in Auschwitz but here, there are blueberries (Oct 30, 2026 01:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
”It’s a detective story,” Moisés Kaufman said. “It focuses on an archivist at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum who is offered a mysterious album. The person offering the album claims that it is photographs of Auschwitz.” Kaufman is talking about Here There Are Blueberries, the play about those photographs and that archivist. Kaufman conceived... The post Beyond the frame, thousands are being murdered in Auschwitz but here, there are blueberries appeared first on The Forward .
‘Halloween meets Israeli chutzpah,’ as holiday grows beyond American expats in the Jewish state (Oct 30, 2026 11:31 AM - Forward.com – All)
Israeli cellphones have been pretty busy lately, given Tuesday’s monumental national election. There were the constant robocalls and daily text surveys leading up to Election Day. And with the scramble to form a coalition now underway, Israelis are glued to their phones, waiting for news alerts and debating every possible scenario in various group chats.... The post ‘Halloween meets Israeli chutzpah,’ as holiday grows beyond American expats in the Jewish state appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish Democrats head to the polls frustrated with their party. Will they still help flip control of Congress? (Oct 30, 2026 10:46 AM - Forward.com – All)
For decades, Jewish voters have been among the Democratic Party’s most loyal supporters, though Republicans have made some inroads in recent elections. Now, with early voting underway and the midterms just days away, Jewish voters could help decide control of Congress in what may signal a broader change. After a heated primary season, Republicans see... The post Jewish Democrats head to the polls frustrated with their party. Will they still help flip control of Congress? appeared first on The Forward .
Two years after a judge’s order, a Spanish dictionary still defines ‘Jewish’ as ‘miserly’ (Oct 30, 2026 10:22 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BUENOS AIRES — Two years after an Argentine judge ordered a Spanish dictionary to drop a definition of “Jewish” as “miserly or usurious,” the institution responsible for the dictionary has yet to comply — frustrating the Jewish groups that brought the case. The definition reflects a long history of associating Jews with greed... The post Two years after a judge’s order, a Spanish dictionary still defines ‘Jewish’ as ‘miserly’ appeared first on The Forward .
What pledges Eisenkot and Netanayhu need to break to become PM (Oct 30, 2026 02:14 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponent Gadi Eisenkot will have to break their promises to their constituents if they want to form and lead Israel’s next government. Their potential political allies will have to do the same. Netanyahu’s Likud and Eisenkot’s Yashar party both garnered more votes than any of the other... The post What pledges Eisenkot and Netanayhu need to break to become PM appeared first on The Forward .
The Ethan Klein YouTube cheating scandal is reigniting a debate about IDF service (Oct 29, 2026 09:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
The chronically online are still reeling from — and reveling in — the cheating scandal surrounding Jewish YouTubers Ethan and Hila Klein. And, after Hila’s estranged brother spoke out for the first time this week, commenters have revived a debate over the siblings’ service in the Israel Defense Forces, reflecting the ways in which shifting... The post The Ethan Klein YouTube cheating scandal is reigniting a debate about IDF service appeared first on The Forward .
This YouTube cheating scandal is reigniting a debate about IDF service (Oct 29, 2026 09:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
The chronically online are still reeling from — and reveling in — the cheating scandal surrounding Jewish YouTubers Ethan and Hila Klein. And, after Hila’s estranged brother spoke out for the first time this week, commenters have revived a debate over the siblings’ service in the Israel Defense Forces, reflecting the ways in which shifting... The post This YouTube cheating scandal is reigniting a debate about IDF service appeared first on The Forward .
Zoom chat: Memories of Yiddish and Bund gatherings in Melbourne (Oct 29, 2026 07:02 PM - Forward.com – All)
אין קאַרלטאָן, אַ געגנט אין מעלבורן, האָט מען אַ מאָל געהערט ייִדיש אויף דער גאַס; געגאַנגען אויף בונדישע פֿאַרזאַמלונגען און אין ייִדישן טעאַטער, און געזונגען ייִדישע לידער. אין אָט דער וועלט איז אויפֿגעוואַקסן דער שרײַבער אַרנאָלד זייבל, אַ קינד פֿון בונדישע אימיגראַנטן פֿון פּוילן. זונטיק, דעם 15טן נאָוועמבער, 7 אַ זייגער אין אָוונט ניו־יאָרקער צײַט,... The post Zoom chat: Memories of Yiddish and Bund gatherings in Melbourne appeared first on The Forward .
At Moontower Minyan, cowboy hats meet kippot (Oct 29, 2026 06:50 PM - Forward.com – All)
AUSTIN, Texas – In an old churchhouse in Austin, with light streaming through the arched windows, a man wearing a cowboy hat and strumming an acoustic guitar croons the classic Willie Nelson ballad, “I thought about you, Lord.” Along with his cowboy hat, the singer is also wearing a tallit. His bandmates, plucking at the... The post At Moontower Minyan, cowboy hats meet kippot appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish voters split on giving Mamdani a second term — and see Jessica Tisch as his strongest rival, new poll shows (Oct 29, 2026 05:51 PM - Forward.com – All)
Jewish New Yorkers divided over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s handling of antisemitism and criticism of Israel are also split on whether he deserves a second term, with some eyeing his Jewish police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, as a potential challenger, according to a new poll. Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor, won a bitterly contested Democratic primary... The post Jewish voters split on giving Mamdani a second term — and see Jessica Tisch as his strongest rival, new poll shows appeared first on The Forward .
The Yiddish theaters and elevated trains are long gone, but the spirit of the Bowery lives on (Oct 29, 2026 03:25 PM - Forward.com – All)
The oak rolltop desk I write on was once the reception station at the Crystal Hotel on the Bowery. Back in the 1930s, a man could rent a single bed, clean sheets and a foot locker in a large barracks-style room at the Crystal for less than a dollar a night; some lived there until... The post The Yiddish theaters and elevated trains are long gone, but the spirit of the Bowery lives on appeared first on The Forward .
Israel’s messy election result: Five scenarios for what could happen next (Oct 29, 2026 02:48 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israel’s election has produced a messy result: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing bloc has suffered a major defeat, losing perhaps 11 seats compared with its victory in 2022. Yet the country could still end up with Netanyahu as prime minister. Or a broad unity government that preserves part of the existing order. Or a repeat... The post Israel’s messy election result: Five scenarios for what could happen next appeared first on The Forward .
We Jews have three choices: Separating, assimilating or integrating (Oct 29, 2026 11:46 AM - Forward.com – All)
אַבֿרהם און שׂרה, טאַטע און מאַמע פֿונעם ייִדישן פֿאָלק, האָבן ביידע געהאַט די זעלבע השקפֿה און שליחות אין לעבן. פֿונדעסטוועגן האָט יעדער איינער פֿון זיי געלייגט דעם טראָפּ אויף אַן אַנדער אַספּעקט פֿונעם לעבן. אַבֿרהם האָט זיך מער געוואָנדן אַרויסצו, צו דער וועלט בכלל, מיטן ציל אַרײַנצוברענגען אין איר דעם באַוווּסטזײַן וועגן איר באַשעפֿער. שׂרה,... The post We Jews have three choices: Separating, assimilating or integrating appeared first on The Forward .
Mike Rogers campaign event for Jews brings out Haley Stevens’ fiancée (Oct 29, 2026 10:55 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BIRMINGHAM, Mich. – The Republican Jewish Coalition typically isn’t known for drawing committed Democrats to its events. But that’s what happened Wednesday night at the Townsend Hotel in suburban Detroit, when a campaign event for GOP U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers attracted several Jews from the other side of the aisle. Those included... The post Mike Rogers campaign event for Jews brings out Haley Stevens’ fiancée appeared first on The Forward .
Mike Rogers campaign event for Jews brings out Haley Stevens’ fiancé (Oct 29, 2026 10:55 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BIRMINGHAM, Mich. – The Republican Jewish Coalition typically isn’t known for drawing committed Democrats to its events. But that’s what happened Wednesday night at the Townsend Hotel in suburban Detroit, when a campaign event for GOP U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers attracted several Jews from the other side of the aisle. Those included... The post Mike Rogers campaign event for Jews brings out Haley Stevens’ fiancé appeared first on The Forward .
Progressive US Jews call for Israel’s opposition bloc to welcome Arab parties (Oct 29, 2026 09:05 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Liberal U.S. Jewish leaders are urging Israel’s opposition parties to abandon their campaign promises and join hands with Arab parties in order to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Following Tuesday’s vote, Netanyahu’s bloc was projected to win 53 seats in the Knesset, Israel’s legislature, while the camp of his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot,... The post Progressive US Jews call for Israel’s opposition bloc to welcome Arab parties appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish Floridians chew over the pros and cons of Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon (Oct 29, 2026 09:03 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BOCA RATON, Fla. – Over a bagel with cream cheese and lox, Ron, a Jewish South Florida attorney, admitted that he hasn’t quite figured out his ballot. Seated at Flakowitz Bagel Inn, a New York-style Jewish deli nestled in a Boca Raton parking lot, Ron — who declined to share his last name... The post Jewish Floridians chew over the pros and cons of Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon appeared first on The Forward .
Could a foie gras ban remove chopped liver from the deli menu? (Oct 28, 2026 08:25 PM - Forward.com – All)
Could an effort to defend ducks and curb the cruelty that some believe creates foie gras accidentally outlaw a favorite staple in Jewish delis? One Jewish resident of Washington D.C. fears that could be the case. A measure on the ballot in Washington next Tuesday would bar the sale or distribution of “any fattened bird... The post Could a foie gras ban remove chopped liver from the deli menu? appeared first on The Forward .
DSA to LA mayoral favorite Nithya Raman: BDS or our endorsement — pick one (Oct 28, 2026 06:40 PM - Forward.com – All)
When Nithya Raman told Jewish Angelenos last month that she believed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement was a “legitimate” form of protest, she didn’t go far enough for the Democratic Socialists of America, whose national leadership threatened to expel her for not championing the Israel boycott outright. The organization’s staunchly anti-Zionist politics have long... The post DSA to LA mayoral favorite Nithya Raman: BDS or our endorsement — pick one appeared first on The Forward .
What can we make of the initial results of the Israeli elections? (Oct 28, 2026 06:36 PM - Forward.com – All)
אַ גרױסער יום-טובֿ איז געפֿײַערט געװאָרן אין ישׂראל, דעם 27סטן אָקטאָבער — אַ יום-טובֿ פֿאַר דעמאָקראַטיע און אַ יום-טובֿ פֿאַר ייִדן. דאָ האָבן אַלע רעגיסטרירטע בירגער פֿון 18 יאָר און עלטער געהאַט די מעגלעכקײט צו שטימען פֿאַר אײנער פֿון 35 פּאָליטישע פּאַרטײען: סײַ ייִדישע און סײַ ניט-ייִדישע פּאַרטײען, כּדי אױסצוקלײַבן אַ נײַע רעגירונג פֿאַר אַ... The post What can we make of the initial results of the Israeli elections? appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu has a clear lead, but no coalition as votes trickle in (Oct 28, 2026 05:51 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — This story was last updated at 12:15 p.m. ET on Oct. 28. JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a clear lead Wednesday over his main political rival Gadi Eisenkot, as his Likud party garnered 27 seats compared with 22 for Eisenkot’s Yashar party with more than 80% of the vote counted. Netanyahu’s... The post Netanyahu has a clear lead, but no coalition as votes trickle in appeared first on The Forward .
A famed rabbi’s yeshiva reopens for students for the first time since World War II (Oct 28, 2026 05:50 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Dovid Hofstedter was visiting Belarus five years ago when he discovered that a historic Jewish school had turned into something else. Hofstedter, a Canadian rabbi, was joining a group of rabbis from around the world at the Radin Yeshiva, nestled in the small town of Radun in western Belarus. The school was founded... The post A famed rabbi’s yeshiva reopens for students for the first time since World War II appeared first on The Forward .
Police shoot dead assailant outside Israeli Embassy in Serbia (Oct 28, 2026 05:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — An assailant with knives attacked a police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Serbia overnight before the officer shot him dead, according to Serbian authorities. Interior Minister Ivica Dačić called the incident a “terrorist attack.” The attacker had two knives and shouted “Allahu Akbar” at the officer 15 minutes after midnight Wednesday morning... The post Police shoot dead assailant outside Israeli Embassy in Serbia appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu has a clear lead, but no coalition as votes trickle in (Oct 28, 2026 05:06 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — This story was last updated at 12:15 p.m. ET on Oct. 28. JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a clear lead Wednesday over his main political rival Gadi Eisenkot, as his Likud party garnered 27 seats compared with 22 for Eisenkot’s Yashar party with more than 80% of the vote counted. Netanyahu’s... The post Netanyahu has a clear lead, but no coalition as votes trickle in appeared first on The Forward .
Netherlands reverses course, will sit out Eurovision again over Israel’s participation (Oct 28, 2026 03:59 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The Netherlands is withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest, reversing an announcement that it would join the event and citing “sensitivity” over Israel’s participation. The Dutch organization that oversees public broadcasting, the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep, or NPO, said on Tuesday that it failed to find sufficient support from broadcasters to ensure a Dutch... The post Netherlands reverses course, will sit out Eurovision again over Israel’s participation appeared first on The Forward .
This time, some American Jews really do face a choice between ‘American’ and ‘Jewish’ (Oct 28, 2026 02:48 PM - Forward.com – All)
At a United Synagogue Youth program many decades ago, I remember being asked the following question: “Are you an American Jew, or a Jewish American?” Where, in other words, do your primary loyalties lie? Then and now, American Jews have tried to dodge this question. There is no choice to be made, we insist; our... The post This time, some American Jews really do face a choice between ‘American’ and ‘Jewish’ appeared first on The Forward .
Israel’s election deadlock: 3 scenarios for what comes next (Oct 28, 2026 11:46 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM – As election results from Israel’s parliamentary vote on Tuesday continue to trickle in, what seems clearest is that no side in this political race will have enough votes to form a majority government, meaning the question of who Israel’s next prime minister will be remains uncertain. According to the vote count... The post Israel’s election deadlock: 3 scenarios for what comes next appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu may have won Israel. He’s losing America. (Oct 28, 2026 11:26 AM - Forward.com – All)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have just won over Israelis. Now comes something harder: winning Americans. Israel’s election results aren’t final, and there is still a long way to go before a government is formed, but Netanyahu outperformed the expectations of almost all the polls and pundits. I get why. Security is Israelis’ primary concern,... The post Netanyahu may have won Israel. He’s losing America. appeared first on The Forward .
Murky Israeli election results leave Netanyahu and Eisenkot battling for power (Oct 28, 2026 09:36 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — This story was last updated at 5:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 28. JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot were locked in a battle for the future of Israel after an election Tuesday night that left no clear winner as exit polls were released. The exit polls... The post Murky Israeli election results leave Netanyahu and Eisenkot battling for power appeared first on The Forward .
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