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European leaders downplayed the Holocaust. Now Trump is using their tactics against the Smithsonian (Jul 7, 2026 09:45 PM - Forward.com – All)A new White House report accusing the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History of “extreme political activism,” and demanding the museum revise its exhibitions to elide the darker elements of the nation’s past, mirrors a troubling trend in Europe, where right-wing nationalist governments have spent the past decade forcing museums to minimize their countries’ roles... The post European leaders downplayed the Holocaust. Now Trump is using their tactics against the Smithsonian appeared first on The Forward .
Mamdani more popular than Netanyahu among U.S. Jews, new poll shows (Jul 7, 2026 08:47 PM - Forward.com – All)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose outspoken criticism of Israel has made him a frequent target of Jewish and pro-Israel advocates, is viewed more favorably by American Jews than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey of 1,022 Jewish adults... The post Mamdani more popular than Netanyahu among U.S. Jews, new poll shows appeared first on The Forward .
After Platner’s collapse, Jewish Democrats say party can’t ignore candidates’ red flags (Jul 7, 2026 06:49 PM - Forward.com – All)
The collapse of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign in the wake of rape allegations is prompting Jewish Democrats to assess what they see as lessons about the perils of piling on to support untested candidates who are winning voter support by targeting the Democratic establishment as too supportive of Israel. Platner’s candidacy had already... The post After Platner’s collapse, Jewish Democrats say party can’t ignore candidates’ red flags appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish groups protest former California mayor appointed to lead local Rotary Club (Jul 7, 2026 05:50 PM - Forward.com – All)
A former California mayor who began posting conspiracy-tinged anti-Israel messages on her social media shortly after she left office has been tapped as a local goodwill ambassador in Orange County, infuriating Jewish residents who say their concerns about her appointment have been ignored. Former Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan’s installation as president of the Rotary Club... The post Jewish groups protest former California mayor appointed to lead local Rotary Club appeared first on The Forward .
He was a shy, retiring, Jewish record store manager. How did he come to manage the world’s biggest rock band? (Jul 7, 2026 05:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
Mr. Moonlight: Brian Epstein and the Making of The Beatles By Philip Norman Da Capo, $32.50, 368 pages Brian Epstein was a most unlikely candidate to discover the Beatles playing in a subterranean music club in Liverpool and manage them toward becoming the biggest pop-rock band in the universe. The somewhat shy and retiring record... The post He was a shy, retiring, Jewish record store manager. How did he come to manage the world’s biggest rock band? appeared first on The Forward .
He reconnected with Judaism as an adult. With his art, he hopes others do the same. (Jul 7, 2026 02:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
Bruce David’s magnum opus is a psychedelic lithograph depicting practically the entire Torah. Over eight months, David filled it with a plethora of hidden symbols: If you look closely, you can see Joshua blowing a shofar, which hugs the Israeli flag. Squint even more and you’ll notice Joshua’s face is the flared end of an... The post He reconnected with Judaism as an adult. With his art, he hopes others do the same. appeared first on The Forward .
Metropolitan Police investigating abuse of Jewish attendees at London Pride (Jul 7, 2026 12:51 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — London’s Metropolitan Police launched an investigation Monday into antisemitic abuse at a Pride parade after videos and pictures circulated on social media showed Jewish participants enduring taunts at Saturday’s event. The police department said in a statement that officers were “aware of videos circulating online that show antisemitic verbal abuse directed towards attendees”... The post Metropolitan Police investigating abuse of Jewish attendees at London Pride appeared first on The Forward .
Israel’s diaspora minister calls Erdogan a ‘grotesque hybrid of Hitler and Sinwar’ (Jul 7, 2026 12:47 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli compared Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Adolf Hitler and slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a post on X on Monday. “We all know how narcissistic power-obsessed fanatics like you begin and how they end. The Jewish people have never feared mere flesh and blood, from... The post Israel’s diaspora minister calls Erdogan a ‘grotesque hybrid of Hitler and Sinwar’ appeared first on The Forward .
A narrowed Michigan Democratic Senate race leaves Jewish voters with a stark choice (Jul 7, 2026 12:45 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — When Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, some progressive Jews were bereft. “I’m still in mourning,” Eve Mokotoff, a public health expert who had been advising McMorrow’s campaign on issues including Jewish ones, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency the next day. “You have to understand,... The post A narrowed Michigan Democratic Senate race leaves Jewish voters with a stark choice appeared first on The Forward .
Israel’s government just took a terrifying new step toward authoritarianism (Jul 6, 2026 08:18 PM - Forward.com – All)
For the first time since Israel’s founding, the government has rejected a binding ruling of the Supreme Court. At first glance, the effects of the latest outrage from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government may appear narrow in scope. The immediate dispute concerned the Second Authority for Television and Radio, an independent broadcasting regulator, and a... The post Israel’s government just took a terrifying new step toward authoritarianism appeared first on The Forward .
A synagogue will soar above the Venice Biennale’s politics, and its lagoon (Jul 6, 2026 07:55 PM - Forward.com – All)
The wandering Jew. The rootless cosmopolitan. Being homeless and belonging nowhere has long been a negative Jewish stereotype. But what if this trait was, instead, something beautiful? That’s the idea posed by Nabatele, an art installation from Ukrainian-Jewish artist Anna Kamyshan. A synagogue, an amalgam of different wooden shtetl synagogues across Europe, perches on a... The post A synagogue will soar above the Venice Biennale’s politics, and its lagoon appeared first on The Forward .
They were the Messis and Ronaldos of their time. And their fellow countrymen murdered them. (Jul 6, 2026 04:58 PM - Forward.com – All)
The World Cup is in full swing. Cristiano Ronaldo, CR7 himself, is improbably, arrogantly playing his sixth tournament at the age of 41. The media loves it: the Lionel Messi vs Ronaldo rivalry continues. Ronaldo plays on with tears and tantrums, breaking records and refusing to simply grow old and go home. But David Bolchover,... The post They were the Messis and Ronaldos of their time. And their fellow countrymen murdered them. appeared first on The Forward .
Rob Reiner delivers a posthumous parting blow to Donald Trump (Jul 6, 2026 04:53 PM - Forward.com – All)
In a moment that drew a rare rebuke from even Donald Trump’s stalwarts, the president took the occasion of Rob Reiner’s tragic death in December to claim the cause was “anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as... The post Rob Reiner delivers a posthumous parting blow to Donald Trump appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu pushes back on Vance’s claims that US is Israel’s ‘only powerful ally’ (Jul 6, 2026 03:10 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Vice President JD Vance’s recent claims that the U.S. is Israel’s “only powerful ally” left in the world. When asked on Fox News Sunday what his reaction was to Vance’s remarks, which came as Israeli ministers criticized the framework deal signed by the U.S. and Iran... The post Netanyahu pushes back on Vance’s claims that US is Israel’s ‘only powerful ally’ appeared first on The Forward .
Former Israeli hostages Sasha Trufanov and Sapir Cohen wed in emotional ceremony (Jul 6, 2026 03:06 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Two former Israeli hostages have wed, in the first marriage of hostages taken when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Sasha Trufanov and Sapir Cohen were visiting Trufanov’s family on Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7 when they were attacked and abducted to Gaza. Trufanov’s father was murdered. Cohen was freed during... The post Former Israeli hostages Sasha Trufanov and Sapir Cohen wed in emotional ceremony appeared first on The Forward .
Hundreds of Patriot Front members march in Washington on July 4, alarming Jewish groups (Jul 6, 2026 03:04 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Hundreds of people affiliated with the white supremacist group Patriot Front marched in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, in a July 4 show of force by the group founded by a veteran of a landmark 2017 far-right rally that featured an antisemitic chant. The marchers in Washington wore masks and some carried Confederate flags,... The post Hundreds of Patriot Front members march in Washington on July 4, alarming Jewish groups appeared first on The Forward .
Happy 166th birthday, Abraham Cahan! Fifth graders write about the Forward founder’s legacy (Jul 6, 2026 01:45 PM - Forward.com – All)
As America celebrates its 250th birthday on July 4, the Forward celebrates the 166th birthday of its founder and first editor, Abraham Cahan on July 7. The socialist newspaperman founded the Yiddish-language newspaper known then as Forverts in 1897 to help Jewish immigrants navigate life in their new home. To celebrate, we’re highlighting letters to... The post Happy 166th birthday, Abraham Cahan! Fifth graders write about the Forward founder’s legacy appeared first on The Forward .
How a 198-year-old New Orleans synagogue became one of America’s fastest-growing Jewish communities (Jul 6, 2026 12:31 PM - Forward.com – All)
NEW ORLEANS — By the time a trumpet player rose from the pews, candy was already flying through the sanctuary. Children scrambled across the bimah beneath Touro Synagogue’s green-and-gold dome while the crowd clapped to the music and a 13-year-old boy in orange Nike sneakers stood beside his mom before two open Torah scrolls —... The post How a 198-year-old New Orleans synagogue became one of America’s fastest-growing Jewish communities appeared first on The Forward .
How to stop worrying about the Democratic Socialists of America (Jul 6, 2026 10:57 AM - Forward.com – All)
The question of why three candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America bested more mainstream Democrats in congressional primaries in New York and Colorado last month is being answered by pundits, not pollsters. There have been no exhaustive exit polls to explain why, in Colorado, Melat Kiros unseated incumbent Democrat Diana DeGette and New... The post How to stop worrying about the Democratic Socialists of America appeared first on The Forward .
AIPAC attacked a Democrat for funding ICE. Now it’s backing one who voted the same way. (Jul 5, 2026 05:59 PM - Forward.com – All)
AIPAC’s super PAC is spending big to boost Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary — over a record that includes the same ICE funding vote the group used to attack a different Democrat earlier this year. Stevens is one of three leading candidates in the primary, running against progressive insurgent Abdul El-Sayed, who... The post AIPAC attacked a Democrat for funding ICE. Now it’s backing one who voted the same way. appeared first on The Forward .
Adam Sandler officiates Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding, fueling theories about singer’s Israel stance (Jul 5, 2026 05:19 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A Jewish comedian who played one of cinema’s most notable Israeli characters took center stage — literally — at Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Adam Sandler officiated the ceremony between Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, a spokesperson for Swift confirmed to media after the wedding.... The post Adam Sandler officiates Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding, fueling theories about singer’s Israel stance appeared first on The Forward .
In the pickles and babka of Williamsburg and the Lower East Side, a glimpse of a lost New York (Jul 5, 2026 02:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
It was an early Sunday morning when my grandmother and I arrived at Sander’s Bakery in South Williamsburg for a “Pickles and Babka” food and culture walk through Williamsburg and the Lower East Side. Since 2024, Sammy, our leader, has been showing off his favorite kosher food spots on @kosher.hopping, an Instagram account, which now... The post In the pickles and babka of Williamsburg and the Lower East Side, a glimpse of a lost New York appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish groups plan to protest Ben-Gvir’s arrival in NYC. Will he show? (Jul 3, 2026 01:11 AM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — Jewish groups are readying for the arrival of Israeli far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir in New York City next week. Several progressive Jewish organizations have planned a protest at a plaza outside the United Nations, where Israeli media reported that the minister would be attending a conference on... The post Jewish groups plan to protest Ben-Gvir’s arrival in NYC. Will he show? appeared first on The Forward .
Races to watch: As staunch Israel critics notch wins, these candidates could be next (Jul 2, 2026 10:47 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A wave of left-wing candidates with sharply critical Israel stances have won their Democratic primary this year and are set to head to Congress. Who else of like mind could join them in the coming months? Several candidates who fit the bill have benefited from the endorsement and vast volunteer infrastructure of the... The post Races to watch: As staunch Israel critics notch wins, these candidates could be next appeared first on The Forward .
Quiz: For America 250, how well do you know U.S. Jewish history? (Jul 2, 2026 08:33 PM - Forward.com – All)
The Forward produced The Great American Jewish History Quiz! using Claude, a generative artificial intelligence tool by Anthropic. All questions and answers were researched and written by Louis Keene, who prompted Claude to create the user interface and underlying code and to track statistics. Questions or feedback? Send us an email: forwardquiz@forward.com. The post Quiz: For America 250, how well do you know U.S. Jewish history? appeared first on The Forward .
Mazel tov, Taylor and Travis: A rabbi’s imagined wedding speech under the celebrity chuppah (Jul 2, 2026 08:29 PM - Forward.com – All)
I have to admit, as a rabbi, I never imagined I’d be standing at a wedding bringing together two of America’s great religions: football and Taylor Swift. And yet here we are. I’ve officiated weddings in synagogues, in backyards, on beaches. I was not prepared for Madison Square Garden. Before I get to the blessings,... The post Mazel tov, Taylor and Travis: A rabbi’s imagined wedding speech under the celebrity chuppah appeared first on The Forward .
The 50 most interesting Jews in American history you’ve probably never heard of (Jul 2, 2026 08:19 PM - Forward.com – All)
The United States is turning 250 years old. You know the stories of many of the Jews who have helped to shape the country’s history and culture, including such luminaries as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Philip Roth and Barbra Streisand. But behind the American Jewish names we know and revere are the... The post The 50 most interesting Jews in American history you’ve probably never heard of appeared first on The Forward .
My hopes for the rabbi who envisions my defeat — and for a better Jewish future (Jul 2, 2026 05:29 PM - Forward.com – All)
Dear Rabbi Cosgrove, Thank you for your letter this week. Although you envision my electoral defeat two years from now, I recognize that it comes from a place of genuine concern, for me and for our shared future. While your letter imagines my political fate, I think it’s really the future of the Jewish community... The post My hopes for the rabbi who envisions my defeat — and for a better Jewish future appeared first on The Forward .
After 4 years and a stubborn leak, a landmark mikveh is finally whole again (Jul 2, 2026 04:56 PM - Forward.com – All)
Unveiled in the suburbs of Boston more than two decades ago, the Jewish ritual bathhouse known as Mayyim Hayyim offers an intimate space for people of all genders to mark life’s transitions. The facility’s pair of pools beckoned thousands from miles around, effectively reinventing the ancient Jewish practice of mikveh immersion for the modern era.... The post After 4 years and a stubborn leak, a landmark mikveh is finally whole again appeared first on The Forward .
‘There’s nothing I can say to her’: Boulder attack survivors have words on antisemitism for Congressional nominee Melat Kiros (Jul 2, 2026 04:06 PM - Forward.com – All)
For Natalya Reznik and Ed Victor, Tuesday’s primary victory of Melat Kiros, now a Democratic congressional nominee for much of Denver, cut deep and took them back to the horrific first day in June 2025 when they attended an 18-minute protest walk to call for the release of hostages taken from Israel into Gaza on... The post ‘There’s nothing I can say to her’: Boulder attack survivors have words on antisemitism for Congressional nominee Melat Kiros appeared first on The Forward .
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