‘The Band’s Visit’ Sweeps Up Tonys
UPDATED: Based on one of Israel’s most celebrated movies — the multiple Ophir-winning “Bikur HaTizmoret” (“The Band’s Visit,” 2007) by Eran Kolirin — “The Band’s Visit” is this year’s surprise Broadway hit.
Embrace The Best Of Jewish Culture At The Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
Immerse yourself in Jewish culture in Chicago.
Have Your Say: Was ABC Wrong Or Right To Axe Roseanne?
Have Your Say is your chance to tell us what you think. Was ABC wrong or right to axe Roseanne?
Have Your Say: How Is President Trump Handling Nuclear Deals With Iran And North Korea?
Have Your Say is your chance to tell us what you think. How is President Trump handling nuclear deals with Iran and North Korea?
That Time Donald Trump Boasted Of Reading Philip Roth
“Some writers even want to be good writers,” Trump wrote in 2005. “I’ve read John Updike, I’ve read Orhan Pamuk, I’ve read Philip Roth.”
Visit the Lower East Side With The Forward
On June 10, the Forward’s Newsroom Society will go on a walking tour of the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Covering A Polarized Community — Jane Eisner At The National Jewish Student Journalism Conference
Jane Eisner, editor-in-chief of the Forward will be appearing at the 2018 National Jewish Student Journalism Conference, a selective gathering of Jewish student writers, from 2-3:15 p.m. on May 14 at the NYU Bronfman Center (7 E. 10th St, 5th Floor, New York). She will join an editors’ roundtable called “Covering a Polarized Community” with Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) editor Andrew Silow-Carroll and Jewish Week editor Gary Rosenblatt, moderated by sociologist and Hebrew Union College professor Steven M. Cohen.
Rupture And Renewal — Jane Eisner In Conversation With Jonathan Sarna
Jane Eisner, editor-in-chief of the Forward will be appearing in conversation with Jonathan Sarna the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History and Chair of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program at Brandeis University. The Center for Jewish History will host the event at 7pm on Wednesday May 16.
Israel’s Security At 70 — Laura E. Adkins In Conversation With Danny Yatom
Laura E. Adkins, deputy opinion editor of the Forward will be appearing in conversation with Major General (ret.) Danny Yatom, the eighth director of the Mossad (1996-98). The event will take place at Bnai Jeshurun on Wednesday May 2.
Ask Peter: Join Our Twitter Conversation With Peter Beinart
Why are thousands of Palestinians risking their lives by running toward the Israeli snipers who guard the fence that encloses Gaza? Are Americans complicit in the “human nightmare” in Gaza? Is there an alternative to Hamas, violence and devastation?
