Can you sum up your Jewish dad in just six words? For Father’s Day, the Forward is partnering with Larry Smith, editor of SMITH Magazine, to launch our latest six-word challenge.
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By Lenore Skenazy
Angelina Jolie decided to undergo surgery because she carries a gene mutation linked to cancer. Does her choice reflect the pressure on all of us to be over-prepared for the worst?
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By Sarah Seltzer
Memoirist Judy Mandel was conceived after her older sister died in a plane crash. She never escaped from being born in the shadow of tragedy.
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By Marla Brown Fogelman and Jeremy Fogelman
Jewish mothers and sons have a rich history on the silver screeen. Here’s six flicks that bust the schmaltzy stereotypes with more thought-provoking themes.
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By Eddy Portnoy
This week in history, Kohanim, the Jewish priestly class, went on strike and a federation of cantors considered joining the AFL-CIO.
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By Larry Smith
We asked you to sum up your mother in just six words for Mother’s Day. Read our favorite submissions about the loving, complex and occasionally crazy-making person called mom.
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By Eddy Portnoy
This week in history, a British newspaper promoted the ‘creation of a Jewish national home,’ and two adult Jews from Majorca were circumcised.
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By JTA
Sir Francis Drake described the South African city as “the fairest Cape in the whole circumference of the earth.” Latter-day travelers seem to agree.
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By Judy Brown (Eishes Chayil)
When Judy Brown started to develop breasts, she thought she had chicken pox. Then she realized that she was becoming a woman and she vowed to never, ever wear a bra.
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By Eddy Portnoy
This week in history, American Nazis appeared in court after a disturbance at an Israel Independence celebration and unlikely best friends had a joint funeral.
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