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On Iran war, AI chatbots give antisemitic answers in Farsi (Jul 21, 2026 11:00 AM - Forward.com – All)Mostafa, an Iranian-born activist living in the U.S., uses ChatGPT in Farsi to help him polish his posts about the Iran War. He says more often than not, the chatbot makes changes to his writing that go far beyond syntax. “I just ask ChatGPT to polish my work grammatically,” said the activist who asked that... The post On Iran war, AI chatbots give antisemitic answers in Farsi appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish villains out to destroy Jesus are a staple of Ukrainian Catholic church pageants in the U.S. The Vatican has remained silent. (Jul 21, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
At a pizza restaurant in Baltimore last year, a church youth group performed a Ukrainian Christmas pageant that promised patrons “carols, jokes and well wishes for a great year ahead.” What the audience received was a character called Moshko, a Jewish merchant. Moshko was dressed in black with long sideburns — a villain disrupting the... The post Jewish villains out to destroy Jesus are a staple of Ukrainian Catholic church pageants in the U.S. The Vatican has remained silent. appeared first on The Forward .
Nominee for Wisconsin governor appeared with podcast host who defended ‘Camp Auschwitz’ t-shirt (Jul 21, 2026 01:12 AM - Forward.com – All)
Rep. Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin’s Republican nominee for governor, is facing heat for appearing on a podcast hosted by an online personality with a history of antisemitic remarks and jokes about Adolf Hitler. “The Quartering” podcast host Jeremy Hambly has said Adolf Hitler had “actually done some good things,” joked with guests about the Holocaust by... The post Nominee for Wisconsin governor appeared with podcast host who defended ‘Camp Auschwitz’ t-shirt appeared first on The Forward .
Trump rejects Mamdani vow to arrest Netanyahu in NYC (Jul 21, 2026 12:46 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he’s still thinking about whether he should arrest Benjamin Netanyahu the next time the Israeli prime minister is in New York City. Not gonna happen, President Donald Trump stepped in on Monday to say. “Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the... The post Trump rejects Mamdani vow to arrest Netanyahu in NYC appeared first on The Forward .
Where does Andy Burnham, the new British prime minister, stand on Israel and antisemitism? (Jul 21, 2026 12:45 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Andy Burnham officially became Britain’s new Labour prime minister on Monday, replacing Keir Starmer who resigned following the party’s disastrous showing in local elections in May. Starmer left behind a mixed record on antisemitism. He purged the party of its image as hostile to Jews under former party leader Jeremy Corbyn. But at... The post Where does Andy Burnham, the new British prime minister, stand on Israel and antisemitism? appeared first on The Forward .
J Street defends co-sponsoring College Democrats convention featuring Hasan Piker (Jul 21, 2026 12:43 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — J Street is defending its decision to co-sponsor the College Democrats of America convention after critics accused the liberal pro-Israel group of endorsing the anti-Zionist streamer Hasan Piker, who was a featured speaker at the event. In a statement posted Monday, J Street said its campus arm, J Street U, spent “a couple... The post J Street defends co-sponsoring College Democrats convention featuring Hasan Piker appeared first on The Forward .
As Israel urged caution, these Syrian Jews lobbied the U.S. to lift sanctions on Syria (Jul 21, 2026 12:26 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — “Mouaz, what do you think, should I go?” The day after Henry Hamra learned that Islamist rebels had ousted Bashar Assad from power — ending more than six decades of Ba’athist rule over Syria — he was on the phone with his friend Mouaz Moustafa, the executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task... The post As Israel urged caution, these Syrian Jews lobbied the U.S. to lift sanctions on Syria appeared first on The Forward .
Hungarian Jewish chess legend Judit Polgár declines offer to fill presidency (Jul 21, 2026 12:25 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The Jewish chess legend Judit Polgár has declined an invitation to become Hungary’s president, a largely ceremonial position that would have increased the visibility of one of the country’s most celebrated Jewish figures. “I do not feel enough strength within me to take on the historic responsibility of uniting a divided nation, so... The post Hungarian Jewish chess legend Judit Polgár declines offer to fill presidency appeared first on The Forward .
Argentina’s Jews turn a World Cup chant into a call for justice 32 years after the AMIA bombing (Jul 21, 2026 12:21 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BUENOS AIRES — If the phrase Argentina’s Jewish community has adopted to mark the 32nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history sounds familiar to their compatriots, it’s intentional: “Today we cannot lose … our memory” echoes the soccer-mad nation’s World Cup slogan. Fans chanting “Today we cannot lose” were... The post Argentina’s Jews turn a World Cup chant into a call for justice 32 years after the AMIA bombing appeared first on The Forward .
In Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ the main hero feels plucked from Exodus (Jul 20, 2026 08:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
While some scholars note the parallels between The Odyssey and the Book of Genesis, Christopher Nolan’s version of the epic seems to take its cue from Exodus. The nearly three-hour long movie, staggering in its length and cinematic beauty, does not sing the praises of Homer’s ingenious inventor but depicts a reluctant and flawed leader,... The post In Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ the main hero feels plucked from Exodus appeared first on The Forward .
How Michigan’s Senate race is testing pro-Israel Jews’ loyalty to the Democratic Party (Jul 20, 2026 03:05 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Joel Tauber has been through many an election in his 92 years. And, with the exception of “one out of 100 times,” he’s always backed a Democrat — something even more important in the current midterm cycle, he believes. “Winning the Senate and the House is the beginning of a way back to... The post How Michigan’s Senate race is testing pro-Israel Jews’ loyalty to the Democratic Party appeared first on The Forward .
Aptly titled ‘The Darkest Light’ documentary wrestles with Shlomo Carlebach’s contradictions (Jul 20, 2026 11:48 AM - Forward.com – All)
One of the most influential rabbis of the last century, someone who brought tens of thousands of disaffected Jews closer to Judaism, who helped create Jewish spirituality as we know it today, and who wrote tunes so familiar that most people think they are hundreds years of old, was also, according to overwhelming evidence, a... The post Aptly titled ‘The Darkest Light’ documentary wrestles with Shlomo Carlebach’s contradictions appeared first on The Forward .
Mamdani orders review of whether New York can arrest Netanyahu when he visits this fall (Jul 19, 2026 08:52 PM - Forward.com – All)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has revived one of his most controversial election promises, raising once again the prospect of arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he comes to New York in September for the United Nations General Assembly. It’s a move that legal experts say Mamdani is unlikely to be able to... The post Mamdani orders review of whether New York can arrest Netanyahu when he visits this fall appeared first on The Forward .
A Jewish couple fell in love with rural Oklahoma. Then they built a cemetery there. (Jul 19, 2026 05:38 PM - Forward.com – All)
Linda Fitzerman did not want her children making burial decisions through tears. For years, she and her husband, Todd Boone Fitzerman, told each other they needed to settle the question. They were not interested in cremation. They wanted a traditional Jewish burial. And they did not want their children, someday, to face the cost and... The post A Jewish couple fell in love with rural Oklahoma. Then they built a cemetery there. appeared first on The Forward .
Why Orthodox Jews are pushing back against permanent daylight saving time (Jul 19, 2026 12:23 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — For many Orthodox Jews, a typical winter weekday begins early: head to synagogue, gather in a minyan for morning prayers, then rush off to work. Orthodox Jewish groups say a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent could upend that routine by pushing winter sunrises — and the earliest permissible time for... The post Why Orthodox Jews are pushing back against permanent daylight saving time appeared first on The Forward .
Colombia and Slovenia recently recognized a Palestinian state. Now they’re moving their embassies to Jerusalem. (Jul 19, 2026 12:19 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM — Colombia, the world’s second most populous Spanish-speaking nation after Mexico, has little in common with landlocked Slovenia, the second-smallest of the six republics that once comprised Yugoslavia. But when it comes to their stance on Israel, the parallels are hard to ignore. Within one month of each other, leftist, pro-Palestine governments... The post Colombia and Slovenia recently recognized a Palestinian state. Now they’re moving their embassies to Jerusalem. appeared first on The Forward .
He organized World Cup viewings in Gaza. Then an Israeli airstrike killed him (Jul 18, 2026 08:39 PM - Forward.com – All)
Soccer is a universal language. Billions of people around the world watch the game, which means that soccer fans everywhere can appreciate someone like Mohammed al-Wahidi, who enabled others to participate in that shared global experience. Al-Wahidi was a Palestinian aid worker who organized public screenings of the FIFA World Cup in Gaza. He’s emerged... The post He organized World Cup viewings in Gaza. Then an Israeli airstrike killed him appeared first on The Forward .
A radical idea to bridge Chicago’s Black and Jewish communities (Jul 18, 2026 01:29 PM - Forward.com – All)
I have strong Southern roots. Both sets of my grandparents, with the exception of my Philadelphia-born maternal grandmother, were descendants of enslaved people who later became sharecroppers. I visited the South often as a child, and being different in a place like that could be difficult. There was no Black Jewish community there at the... The post A radical idea to bridge Chicago’s Black and Jewish communities appeared first on The Forward .
Fight wildfires and other climate crises with this spiritual guide to catastrophe (Jul 17, 2026 07:58 PM - Forward.com – All)
As smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets much of the Northeast and Midwest in a hazy fog, some Jews are observing this Tisha B’av by mourning a different kind of destruction: that of a planet in crisis. Tisha B’av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples,... The post Fight wildfires and other climate crises with this spiritual guide to catastrophe appeared first on The Forward .
Why am I the only one troubled by an Anne Frank House shot glass? (Jul 17, 2026 07:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
Readers, how many of you have ever looked at the Anne Frank House and thought: “Wow, I wish I had a miniature version I could drink alcohol from” ? Probably very few of you. And yet a ceramic replica of the historic house filled with approximately 1.7ozs of Bols Dutch gin is available from KLM... The post Why am I the only one troubled by an Anne Frank House shot glass? appeared first on The Forward .
I gathered the data on Jewish fiction publishing. The trends are alarming. (Jul 17, 2026 03:44 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — In early 2023, I wrote a novel that was Jewish in every possible way. The lovers called each other “ahuvati” and “neshama sheli” — Hebrew for my love and my soul. There were scenes in Tel Aviv, family histories shaped by the Holocaust, a climax involving cancellation by left-wing antisemites, and an overall... The post I gathered the data on Jewish fiction publishing. The trends are alarming. appeared first on The Forward .
How a Trump attack on Jon Ossoff could fuel the first Jewish presidency (Jul 17, 2026 12:59 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Jon Ossoff, the Jewish senator from Georgia and the focus of speculation about a 2028 run for the presidency, is prepared to be the target of an address Thursday night by President Donald Trump. Ossoff told reporters that if Trump, as expected, questions his and Sen. Raphael Warnock’s 2021 election wins, then the... The post How a Trump attack on Jon Ossoff could fuel the first Jewish presidency appeared first on The Forward .
In the wake of Graham Platner’s success (and fall), a candidate to replace him changes his mind about ‘genocide’ (Jul 17, 2026 12:51 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — When Jordan Wood vied last fall for the Democratic nomination for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, he avoided accusing Israel of genocide, citing a link between rising antisemitism and “the language” that people use. Graham Platner, who went on to overwhelmingly win the nomination, did not stint on using the term. Platner is out... The post In the wake of Graham Platner’s success (and fall), a candidate to replace him changes his mind about ‘genocide’ appeared first on The Forward .
Francesca Hong is dishing up a Wisconsin campaign that is about the working class and Israel (Jul 17, 2026 12:48 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Meet Wisconsin’s Mamdani. Francesca Hong is running for governor of Wisconsin emphasizing affordability and opposition to U.S. support for Israel. Her message is one the Republican Governor’s Association hopes to boost ahead of the Democratic primary next month: It unveiled an ad on Thursday dubbing her “too liberal” for Wisconsin – set to... The post Francesca Hong is dishing up a Wisconsin campaign that is about the working class and Israel appeared first on The Forward .
Israel didn’t play in this World Cup. It has dominated the games anyway. (Jul 16, 2026 09:32 PM - Forward.com – All)
Sunday’s World Cup final has been billed as a contest between soccer powerhouses, colonizer versus colonized, and soccer’s past against its future. But the matchup of Spain and Argentina also represent two sides of today’s polarized global politics on Israel. Under the leadership of President Javier Milei, Argentina has become one of Israel’s most steadfast... The post Israel didn’t play in this World Cup. It has dominated the games anyway. appeared first on The Forward .
Israel didn’t play in this World Cup. It dominated the games anyway. (Jul 16, 2026 09:32 PM - Forward.com – All)
Sunday’s World Cup final has been billed as a contest between soccer powerhouses, colonizer versus colonized, and soccer’s past against its future. But the matchup of Spain and Argentina also represent two sides of today’s polarized global politics on Israel. Under the leadership of President Javier Milei, Argentina has become one of Israel’s most steadfast... The post Israel didn’t play in this World Cup. It dominated the games anyway. appeared first on The Forward .
The real outrage of Rep. Ro Khanna’s West Bank visit (Jul 16, 2026 09:17 PM - Forward.com – All)
The settler violence that Rep. Ro Khanna experienced on his recent visit to the West Bank has made headlines. But what was most important about this trip wasn’t what his delegation — of which I was a part — went through, but rather the people we met in the West Bank and the truths they told.... The post The real outrage of Rep. Ro Khanna’s West Bank visit appeared first on The Forward .
More Democrats than ever are voting against aid to Israel. That could actually be good for Israel (Jul 16, 2026 07:56 PM - Forward.com – All)
Israel is losing Democratic support in the same way a character in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises went bankrupt: “gradually and then suddenly.” When 103 House Democrats voted for a resolution that would eliminate United States aid to Israel yesterday — that was the “suddenly.” Even though the resolution didn’t pass, what seemed unimaginable... The post More Democrats than ever are voting against aid to Israel. That could actually be good for Israel appeared first on The Forward .
The quiet wave of Arab emigration from Israel: ‘Every day felt like I was on trial to prove I was a good citizen’ (Jul 16, 2026 07:54 PM - Forward.com – All)
This article was produced through a collaboration between Shomrim, an investigative outlet, and Wasla, an Arabic-language business news site, and was published on both platforms. More than 207,000 Israelis left the country between 2023 and 2025. Arab citizens account for only a small share of those emigrants: 6.2% in 2024, lower than their share in... The post The quiet wave of Arab emigration from Israel: ‘Every day felt like I was on trial to prove I was a good citizen’ appeared first on The Forward .
Thousands of Israelis left after Oct. 7. With Netanyahu on the ballot, they’re booking flights home to vote. (Jul 16, 2026 07:37 PM - Forward.com – All)
Hours after Israel finally announced the official date for its upcoming elections last weekend, Israeli expats flooded social media with photos of the airline tickets they purchased to fly home and cast their ballots at the end of October. Israel is one of the few democracies that do not allow citizens living abroad to cast... The post Thousands of Israelis left after Oct. 7. With Netanyahu on the ballot, they’re booking flights home to vote. appeared first on The Forward .
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