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In Gaza's Kitchens

By Naomi Zeveloff

For two months, two women traveled through Gaza learning about traditional foods and the stories behind them to create what is likely the first cookbook on Gazan home cooking.Read More


A Pilgrimage to Philip Roth's Hometown

By Josh Nathan-Kazis

On Philip Roth’s 80th birthday, 100 Roth dorks, news hounds and former Newarkers took a guided tour of the author’s childhood city, novels in hand. Read More


The Kotel Is Close to Our Hearts

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 JerusalemRead More


Photographer Henry Grossman's Unique Eye on the Beatles

By Curt Schleier

Henry Grossman wasn’t a fan of the Beatles when he first started photographing them in 1964. But he wound up snapping thousands of shots of the Fab Four.Read More


Ben Schrank and Joshua Furst Debate Judaism and Art

Two authors walk into a bar … and debate Judaism, Brooklyn, and their own paranoia. For Ben Schrank and Joshua Furst, there’s no better time and place to chat.Read More


Homeless Tent City Meets Suburbia in Orthodox Town

By Seth Berkman

The fastest-growing town of Lakewood, N.J. is home to a large Orthodox community. It also has a large homeless encampment — and the debate about it has split the community.Read More


The Forward Says Good-Bye to Mister Katz

By Paul Berger

Just one member of the Forward’s staff is always called ‘mister.’ Not publisher Samuel Norich, nor board chairman Jacob Morowitz, but copy editor Louis Katz.Read More


Gaga Goes Mainstream as Israeli Dodgeball Game Becomes Fad

By Seth Berkman

Gaga, an addictive Israeli dodgeball-style game, is spreading from Jewish summer camps and day schools to the rest of America. Plus, it’s a great workoutRead More


Where Black and Jewish Identity Merge

By Adam Langer

Emily Raboteau writes about searching for a promised land. She and Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts discuss what that quest means for blacks and Jews — in Harlem, Israel and worldwide.Read More


The Yiddish Forverts Goes Biweekly in Print

By Josh Nathan-Kazis

Amid circulation and financial pressures, the print version of the Yiddish Forverts will soon appear only biweekly. But its website will relaunch as a daily with more content and new features.Read More






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