Backward Staff Writer

News

• One Man's Strange Path from N.Y. Jew to Hindu Honcho
• Six Points Jewish Arts Fellowship Closes as Federation Declines To Renew Grant
• Bialystoker Home, 90-Year-Old Jewish Institution, Is Declared N.Y. Landmark
• Claims Conference Chief Knew of $57M Holocaust Fraud Probe Earlier
• Why Did Jewish Group Give Award to Indonesian Blamed for Fanning Hatred?

Forward Forum

• If Rabbis Are Allowed To Intermarry, Get Ready for the Non-Jewish Rabbi
• Balkanization of Western Wall Prayer ls Threat to Jewish Unity
• End Orthodox Monopoly on Jewish Marriage in Israel

Arts & Culture

• Tel Aviv Exhibit About Hospitality Arrives With Some Political Baggage
• Coney Island Impresario Richard Zigun Plans Comeback After Hurricane Sandy
• Crusading Photographer Seeks To Save Israeli Mom-and-Pop Shops for Posterity
• Orthodox World Provides Backdrop for Rama Burshtein's Universal Story
• Judith Malina Joins Jewish Show Business Stars in Next Stage of Life

Fast Forward

• The Mirror in the Mikveh
• Summing Up Your Jewish Dad in Six Words

Podcasts

• Talmudic 'Development'; Orthodox Cinema; Chabad Power Struggle?; Top Kosher Dogs

Videos

• One Visit at a Time
• Judith Malina Joins Jewish Show Business Stars in Next Stage of Life

Breaking News

• Obama's Speech on Counter-Terrorism Raises Concerns Among Israeli Lawmakers
• 'Chief Rescue Officer' for Canadian Jewish News Is No Longer at Post
• Police Backtrack on Motive for Killing Jewish Triple Murder Suspect With Ties to Boston Bomber
• For Republican Presidential Hopefuls, 2016 Campaign Efforts Have Begun
• Jewish Scouting Leaders Rejoice Over Decision To Include Gay Youth in Troops
• Pro-Israel Media Watchdog Presses '60 Minutes' Complaint at CBS Annual Meeting
• Did John F. Kennedy Admire Adolf Hitler?
• Iran Denies Supporting Assad's Army in Syria War