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Fast Forward Israeli police attack funeral-goers, nearly toppling the coffin of Palestinian journalist
(JTA) — Israeli police armed with batons and stun grenades attacked mourners during an East Jerusalem funeral procession on Friday for Shireen Abu Akleh, the prominent Palestinian journalist who was killed by gunfire Wednesday during a clash in the occupied West Bank. Video showing dozens of officers in helmets rushing the crowd and at one…
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Fast Forward Jeffrey Katzenberg compares Will Smith slap to Ukraine war
An influential Hollywood executive used his speech at a Simon Wiesenthal Center gala to criticize actor Will Smith. Speaking Wednesday night at a Beverly Hills fundraiser for the Center’s Museum of Tolerance, Jeffrey Katzenberg, the former head of Walt Disney Studios and co-founder of Dreamworks, said, “Unfortunately intolerance continues to be on the rise no…
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Fast Forward One-third of recent Russian immigrants to Israel left within one month
Nearly one-third of recent Russian immigrants to Israel have already left the country, according to a report from the Jerusalem Post. The 5,600 Russians who immigrated to Israel under the country’s Law of Return since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February were given and an envelope full of cash upon arrival, monthly…
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Opinion ‘It changed my life in ways I never expected:’ Readers share stories of personal firsts
Last week marked the 100th anniversary of Judy Kaplan becoming the first American bat mitzvah. In a column noting the occasion, our editor-in-chief, Jodi Rudoren, published a column considering the many female “firsts” women have racked up in the last century — and what comes next. “I’d been thinking that the era of female firsthood…
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Fast Forward Which member of Congress is using his bar mitzvah photo for fundraising?
In what may be that rare political fundraising email that evokes an actual “Awwww,” a California Democrat sent out his bar mitzvah picture along with a pitch for funds. “I’ll admit, it’s easy to chuckle at this photo — the classic 1970s bow tie, the braces, the yarmulke, the looks — but it reminded me…
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Culture April 5: The Forverts at 125: The Expanding Audience and Innovation of Our Storied Yiddish Publication
Special Donor-Only Event We are thrilled to host this special, donor-only event on April 5 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. On April 5, join the Forward’s Yiddish Editor, Rukhl Schaechter, and her assistant, Rabbi Zachary Golden, to learn about the exciting developments in the world of the Yiddish Forverts. Here at The…
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News ‘We are the memory-keepers now’: Readers of Ukrainian heritage reflect on the country’s Jewish history
In the two weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, American Jews have been following the news from an emotionally close range. We’ve been inspired by the heroic leadership of Ukraine’s proudly Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelensky. We’ve watched as Jewish organizations have galvanized across Ukraine’s borders to help rescue refugees. We were horrified at the missile that…
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Fast Forward Most of Babyn Yar Holocaust site unscathed by Russian missile
The Russian missile that hit Babyn Yar Tuesday damaged a Jewish cemetery and a Soviet-era sports complex but not a new synagogue or the “field of remembrance,” Natan Sharansky, chairman of the advisory board for the site’s memorial center, said in an interview Wednesday. The field honors the more than 33,000 Jewish victims of a…
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