Robin Washington is the Forward’s Editor-at-Large. A longtime editor, columnist, radio host and documentarian across mainstream and ethnic media, he was one of the founders of the Alliance of Black Jews and an early pioneer of the term “Jew of color.” Email [email protected], Twitter @robinbirk.
Robin WashingtonEditor-at-Large
By Robin Washington
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Opinion Jewish teen who knew OJ: A family tragedy, not about race
Family friends were long aware of trouble in Simpson’s marriage.
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Fast Forward Historic synagogue in Brooklyn, home to Hebrew Israelites for half a century, set for demolition
Congregation could not repair the building after a 2017 fire, but hopes to rebuild on the site
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Culture A beautiful, Black, Queen Esther with braids — and readers are liking what they see
Whether intentionally or not, a newspaper geared toward an Orthodox audience makes a diversity statement
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Culture Author has ‘The Soul of Judaism’ — and the DNA to prove it
Bruce Haynes, the grandson of the National Urban League’s founder, discovers his forebear was half-Jewish
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Opinion A different campus story: Jewish-Palestinian cooperation
Atidna International seeks equal participation with three college chapters
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Opinion Imagining the unthinkable: Israel ceasing to exist
History offers no guarantee of any nation’s existence
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Culture A priceless Hanukkah story — and it cost only $70
The menorah was way too expensive for a 12-year-old kid, so the Hebrew bookstore in Chicago put it on layaway
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Film & TV In ‘Rustin,’ a ‘deputy’ civil rights leader finally gets his due
Organizer of 1963 March on Washington inspired countless others, including Jewish marchers this month
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Fast Forward Why top Democrats oppose bipartisan bill targeting antisemitism in universities
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Culture This 100-year-old Jewish activist is speaking up again — this time about Gaza
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Fast Forward How Jews plan to mark Yom HaShoah 7 months after the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust
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Fast Forward Columbia’s president releases a video addressing decision to call police to campus