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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 .
Israel’s opposition has the numbers to defeat Netanyahu. Will it let him survive anyway? (Oct 28, 2026 02:38 AM - Forward.com – All)
According to exit polls, Israel’s opposition appears to have achieved something remarkable: a parliamentary majority of up to 70 seats, including the Arab parties, over Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies. In almost any other parliamentary democracy, such a result would be understood as a decisive victory for the forces seeking a change of government. Yet... The post Israel’s opposition has the numbers to defeat Netanyahu. Will it let him survive anyway? appeared first on The Forward .
With votes still being counted, Israel’s opposition could have the numbers to unseat Netanyahu. Will it let him survive anyway? (Oct 28, 2026 02:38 AM - Forward.com – All)
According to exit polls, Israel’s opposition appears to have achieved something remarkable: a parliamentary majority of perhaps 66 out of the 120 seats, including their 47 seats and the Arab parties’ 19 seats at current count. In almost any other parliamentary democracy, such a result would be understood as a decisive victory for the forces... The post With votes still being counted, Israel’s opposition could have the numbers to unseat Netanyahu. Will it let him survive anyway? appeared first on The Forward .
A watch party without Netanyahu? Supporters tried to project cheer (Oct 28, 2026 01:21 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM — Forty-five minutes after Israeli channels released their first exit polls, a silence had washed over the Likud election watch party held at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. Supporters had waited in anticipation for the exit polls to appear on the screen. When Channel 14 — which had a broadcast desk... The post A watch party without Netanyahu? Supporters tried to project cheer appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish treasures stolen by Nazis 88 years ago come home, thanks to an Arizona synagogue (Oct 27, 2026 11:15 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — What could one purchase with boxes of Crisco, bags of coffee and cartons of cigarettes in chaotic postwar Germany? For Moishe Saksenhaus, a young Holocaust survivor from Belarus, the answer was: two Jewish ritual textiles, hundreds of years old. The seller said he’d stolen them himself from a burning Berlin synagogue on Nov.... The post Jewish treasures stolen by Nazis 88 years ago come home, thanks to an Arizona synagogue appeared first on The Forward .
Israel revokes travel permissions for Brad Lander, American rabbis (Oct 27, 2026 11:13 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israel revoked travel authorizations for several American rabbis, activists and Jewish New York politician Brad Lander following their work last week with Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank. Emails from Israel’s immigration authority, shared with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, told the recipients that their electronic travel authorizations had been “revoked” following “a... The post Israel revokes travel permissions for Brad Lander, American rabbis appeared first on The Forward .
The real winner in Israel’s elections may be the haters (Oct 27, 2026 09:13 PM - Forward.com – All)
The world has been fixated on Israel since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Jerusalem’s defensive, retaliatory wars in Gaza and Lebanon, and the tsunami of global antisemitism that has resulted from them all. And now, more than three years on, arrives a referendum not merely of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — but of Israelis themselves, and... The post The real winner in Israel’s elections may be the haters appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu leads in exit polls, but change bloc by Eisenkot has more seats (Oct 27, 2026 08:36 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM – Israel’s parliamentary election has ended with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party remaining the largest faction, according to exit polls published as voting ended at 10pm local time. However, the results showed that Netanyahu’s bloc of parties falls far short of the 61 seats needed to form a government. No... The post Netanyahu leads in exit polls, but change bloc by Eisenkot has more seats appeared first on The Forward .
Murky Israeli election results leave Netanyahu and Eisenkot battling for power (Oct 27, 2026 08:36 PM - 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 .
Why I went to Michigan to talk to Jewish voters about Abdul El-Sayed (Oct 27, 2026 07:16 PM - Forward.com – All)
I’d just climbed the steps to another home on my canvassing list, a lovely residence in the suburbs of Detroit, and rang the doorbell. I was there last week to talk with Jewish voters about the upcoming Michigan Senate election. The woman who answered asked me to come inside, and I demurred, telling her that... The post Why I went to Michigan to talk to Jewish voters about Abdul El-Sayed appeared first on The Forward .
Noah Wyle, TV’s nice Jewish doctor, is People’s Sexiest Man Alive (Oct 27, 2026 06:53 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Noah Wyle, the Jewish actor who both mends and steals hearts as a doctor on the hit HBO Max medical drama “The Pitt,” has been named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. Tuesday’s announcement described the actor’s “smoldering intensity” and “leading-man looks,” while noting that “he loves to do the dishes.” Wyle, 55, told... The post Noah Wyle, TV’s nice Jewish doctor, is People’s Sexiest Man Alive appeared first on The Forward .
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