By Nathan Guttman
Does the shrinking number of Jews in Congress herald a significant decline in Jewish power or does it simply reflect short-term individual circumstances?
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By Paul Berger
In an effort to make Judaism attractive to young Russian-speaking Jews, Limmud FSU, which hosts popular and well-funded conferences, decided to bend its own rules.
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By Paul Berger
The Forward chronicles the Touro Synagogue’s effort to get back George Washington’s 1790 letter guaranteeing religious freedom.
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By Naomi Zeveloff
The proposed creation of a Latino congressional seat in the San Fernando Valley could displace Howard Berman, one of the House’s most influential members.
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By Nathan Guttman
Changing demographic realities are pushing Jews to seek a political partnership with Latinos. At left, Rep. Xavier Becerra, a proponent of the alliance.
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By Naomi Zeveloff
Rep. Anthony Weiner, the besmirched New York Democrat who admitted to a series of explicit online exchanges with six different women, announced his resignation June 16 at a senior center in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.Read More
By Andrew Tobin
The synagogue where Lauren Spierer became a bat mitzvah, and the Jewish campus center that she frequented are among the groups leading the effort to find the Indiana University sophomore, who has been missing for nearly two weeks.
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By Josh Nathan-Kazis
New York City’s lawyers doubt claims that the MacDougal Street Synagogue’s ‘illegal’ hostel, seen at left, is really a tolerance program.
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By Naomi Zeveloff
When it comes to Jewish interests, the question of Anthony Weiner’s political future may be less pressing than the question of what will happen to his district.
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By Paul Berger
Just how did George Washington’s 1790 letter promising religious pluralism end up in a warehouse in suburban Maryland? The Forward investigates.
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