‘If not for the Forward, I’d never have been born.’
At 90, Gert Levitan decided it was time to tell the unlikely love story of her parents, and how a beloved Yiddish daily played matchmaker.
‘Blood Flows Like Water And People Fall Like Flies,’ The Forverts Remembers The Great War
Forverts readers were often desperate for news of their hometowns and families in Europe during World War I.
Behold The Treasures Of Our Print Archives
Looking at these images, you can imagine yourself in a noisy, clanging, hot, dusty, dangerous press room.
Preserving Our Print Heritage On Eldridge Street
Long ago, we drove our metal plates and type to press in horse and wagon in the very neighborhood where this exhibition is being held.
From The Archive: Portrait Of Harold Bloom As A Young Man
“A Phi Beta Kappa man, bright Bloom also made Phi Kappa Phi, top of the national honor society.”
Celebrate Sukkot With The Legendary Ushpizata
Meet the Ushpizata, legendary women for your Sukkot celebration.
Thank You Elizabeth Warren, For Bringing Our History To Today’s Debate
Thank you Elizabeth Warren, for bringing our history to the 2020 election.
Remembering The Slaves Who Built Wall Street: A Summer ‘Azkore’ On Tisha B’av
Forward Archivist Chana Pollack reflects on Juneteenth, the history of the slave trade, and why we must remember it today.
From The Archive: An Unlikely Romance Between A Jew And Nazi Ally
In the 1930s, a Jewish woman fell in love — with a Hitler sympathizer.
Remembering Arlene Bronstein: Paragon of Persistence and Grace
“Arlene was that sweetest of New York combinations — really well informed and, therefore, opinionated– while at the same time modest.”
