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From Our Archives: Garment Workers' New Chief Says 'We're Still a Jewish Union'

By Forward Staff

Bruce Raynor hasn’t finished moving into his new office, but it already bears his stamp. The walls and bookshelves are filling up with memorabilia reflecting his past as a 1960s-era leftist and his new status as president of a major international trade union. There are biographies, prominently displayed, of his illustrious predecessors, David Dubinsky and Sidney Hillman, along with well-thumbed paperbacks on Bobby Kennedy and the Vietnam War. On the walls are plaques honoring his years leading brutal textile workers’ organizing campaigns in the South, and huge maps of the United States and Canada, showing regions where his Union of Needle-trades, Industrial and Textile Employees (“Unite” for short) is strongest.Read More


Timeline: The Gaza Strip, From Disengagement to Operation Cast Lead

By Forward Staff

Israel and Hamas are exchanging not only gunfire, but also mutual accusations as to which side is to blame for breaking the fragile cease-fire.Read More


America Votes: Election Day Coverage From Coast to Coast

By Forward Staff

Our far-flung Election Day correspondents report from Jewish communities across the country — with dispatches from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois and California.Read More


Secular and Orthodox Jews Meet at Preschool

By Forward Staff

On a recent Friday morning at a new Jewish preschool in Brooklyn, the women in pants handed their children over to the women in long skirts before heading off to their jobs at as documentary filmmakers and Web designers.Read More


Jewish Athletes Reach for the Gold

By Forward Staff

As the world gears up for the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Forward has taken note of a handful of remarkable Jewish men and women who will compete in Beijing. Our roundup reflects the diversity of Jews from around the world participating in the games from August 8 through August 24.Read More



 

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