Beth Harpaz worked at the Forward as a reporter and now manages the Bintel Brief advice column. She previously covered politics and breaking news for The Associated Press. Email: [email protected].
Beth HarpazSenior Reporter
By Beth Harpaz
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Fast Forward He saved 2,500 World War II refugees — but doomed his career as a diplomat
Proposed legislation would honor 60 diplomats who rescued Jews, including Hiram (Harry) Bingham IV, US vice consul in Marseille
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BINTEL BRIEF My older children worry that their neurodivergent brother won’t ‘launch’
Bintel invokes the Haggadah: There are all types of kids. We are to love, accept and teach them all
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Fast Forward George Santos got up in Congress to talk about Holocaust Remembrance Day
But the congressman didn't mention his grandparents, who he has falsely claimed were Holocaust survivors
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Fast Forward Harvard offers fellowship to ex-Human Rights Watch head who criticized Israel
The school’s dean had originally decided not to offer the fellowship to Ken Roth, but now says that was an ‘error’
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Fast Forward A short history of kosher kitchens at official government residences
Pennsylvania's new governor is getting a kosher kitchen. FDR, Ed Koch and the White House all offered kosher food to guests
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Fast Forward Comedian Chelsea Handler riffs on ‘Jews in Hollywood’ at Critics Choice Awards
Handler also gives a shoutout to the ‘giant bagel’ from ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
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Community Houdini, J.D. Salinger and Elvis: Your ideas for our list of Jews who made history
We apologize to those we missed (especially Bette Midler and Scarlett Johansson)
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Fast Forward Israeli immigration records now searchable in English online
Do you have a family member who made aliyah? You may be able to find their documents
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