By Nate Lavey
American Jews are speaking out about one of the issues that is closest to their hearts: the right of women to pray as they please at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
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By Nate Lavey
People in Boro Park tend to stick with traditional Hasidic clothing like headscarves, shtreimels, and rekels. But on Purim you’re bound to see people dressed as clowns, princesses and even SpongeBob SquarePants. Here are a few Instagram photos from around the neighborhood that give a sense of what it’s like on Purim in Boro Park.Read More
By Nate Lavey
From the world’s strongest girl, to a political diva dressed in pink and a Jew moonlighting as Santa — it’s time for our top 10 videos from 2012.
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By Nate Lavey
According to reports on
Twitter and in
Tunisian media, Muslim protestors have scaled barrier walls at the U.S. embassy in Tunis.
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By Nate Lavey
FORWARD VIDEO: Tunisia’s main Jewish cemetery is in disrepair. The Forward’s Nate Lavey tells of one man’s struggle to keep alive the memory of those buried there.
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