Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
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By Forward Staff
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Culture Three’s Company on the Upper East Side
'Personally, I love preparing for Friday night dinner,' said novelist Nicole Dweck.
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Brands Iran Deal Opponents ‘Crazies’
President Obama reportedly says he plans to continue a hard sell on the Iran nuclear deal, branding some opponents of the agreement “the crazies.” After returning from his summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, the president signalled to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid that he will be pushing hard for Democrats to support what would be…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Aide Sorry for ‘No Marital Rape’ Claim
A key aide to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump apologized for asserting that a husband cannot be charged with raping his wife. Michael Cohen, special counsel at the Trump Organization, said he was provoked into misspeaking by an aggressive reporter. “I made an inarticulate comment – which I do not believe — and which I…
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Fast Forward Judge Orders Detained Jewish Children Moved to Summer Camp
A Michigan judge reportedly ordered three Jewish children moved to summer camp from a juvenile detention center where they were sent for refusing to talk to their father. Oakland County Family Court Judge Lisa Gorcyca agreed with the recommendation of a court-appointed guardian that the children be taken to a Jewish summer camp for at…
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Culture Of Sarah Silverman, Susanna Heschel and 8 Other Things About Jewish New Hampshire
10,120 Jews live in New Hampshire. In the late 19th century, Abraham and Rachel Isaac founded what was reported New Hampshire’s first Jewish business, which was called “The Cheap Shop.” New Hampshire’s oldest synagogue is Temple Adath Yeshurun of Manchester, founded in 1891. Poet Maxine Kumin lived on a farm in the town of Warner….
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Fast Forward Forward Scoops Ippies for Investigation and Video
Forward journalists have won Ippies Awards for best investigative story and best video. Frimet Goldberger won in the investigative category for her exhaustive probe of corruption and abuse in the Skver Hasidic community of New Square, New York. Read: Hasidic Enclave Keeps Its Secrets Amid Elusive Rebbe’s Tight Control Martyna Starosta was honored for her…
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Fast Forward Philadelphia Jewish Paper Lays Off Entire News Staff
The Philadelphia Jewish Exponent has laid off its entire newsroom staff after handing editorial operations over to a media group that publishes Jewish papers in Baltimore and Washington D.C. Fifteen journalists and production staffers were let go at the nation’s second-oldest continuously published paper, according to a statement on its web site The paper’s editorial…
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Fast Forward Alan Dershowitz Sues Boston Arena for $6K Over Sloppy Floor
Legal eagle Alan Dershowitz is reportedly suing a Boston arena for $6,000 after he slipped and fell on a wet bathroom floor during a 2012 Boston Celtics playoff game. The high-powered attorney says management of the TD Garden failed to maintain the supply of paper towels in the men’s room, leading to dangerous spills on…
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