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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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Yiddish World VIDEO: The Ukrainian national anthem in Yiddish
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, the latter’s national anthem, hauntingly called ‘Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished’, has become a song of protest against Russian aggression throughout Ukraine and around the world. Ukraine’s national anthem sung inside a bomb shelter. pic.twitter.com/3hDSWx7Zuk — Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) February 26, 2022 The anthem, whose melody was adopted…
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Fast Forward ‘The numbers alone are staggering’: Awaiting confirmation, Lipstadt speaks up on antisemitism
Deborah E. Lipstadt, President Biden’s nominee as antisemitism envoy, told a crowd at Shabbat services in Manhattan that antisemitism is spiraling across the political spectrum and regions of the world, warning that “less than eight decades” after the Holocaust, “we’re facing these problems once again.” “Jews may seem very well situated, but things can change…
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Fast Forward Leondra Kruger, a possible Supreme Court nominee, has Black and Jewish roots
One of the leading contenders to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer could be a demographic two-fer. Breyer, who announced Wednesday he was stepping down from the bench, was one of a handful of Jewish Americans on the Court. President Joe Biden has said he is committed to appointing the Court’s first Black female…
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Food ‘I take stock as well as make stock’: Readers share soup stories (and recipes)
Soup is one of those universal things: every culture has its own versions, every family its own recipes, every person their own memories and rituals. Our editor-in-chief, Jodi Rudoren, recently wrote about how she brings homemade quarts to friends stricken with coronavirus. Making soup, she noted, is a lot easier than making New Year’s resolutions,…
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Fast Forward Jim Murez enters Los Angeles City Council race
The hotly contested race to represent Los Angeles City Council District 11 just got hotter. Jim Murez announced he would be competing for the seat currently held by Mike Bonin. Murez, who is president of the Venice Neighborhood Council, made the announcement via a press release on Jan. 6, the one year anniversary of the…
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