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Fast Forward Manchester United Soccer Stars Hope To Buy and Redevelop Synagogue
Manchester United soccer star Ryan Giggs and retired icon Gary Neville reportedly plan to buy a synagogue in Manchester as part of a sprawling redevelopment plan they are spearheading. The longtime teammates want to buy the Manchester Reform Synagogue, which located in a prime location in the city’s dilapidated central business district, the Jewish Chronicle…
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Forward 50 2013 Joseph Neubauer
The Forward 50 is our annual look at the American Jews who made a difference in the past year. Each day, we will spotlight one of our Top 5 picks, leading up to Sunday night when the entire package — along with some very special surprises — will go live. Joseph Neubauer is a data-driven…
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Opinion Editor’s Choice: Remember Kristallnacht, Torah of Drones
The Forward is partnering with other Jewish newspapers to offer our readers a peek at some of the best stories from around the country, as selected by the editors at those papers. We will offer a selection of unedited links with brief introductions from the editors of the papers. From the Baltimore Jewish Times: “Kristallnacht:…
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The Schmooze Matti Friedman Nabs Sami Rohr Prize
Carolyn Starman Hessel, Director of the Jewish Book Council, the coordinating organization for the Sami Rohr Jewish Literary programs, calls it “a true life detective story on a thousand-year-old Hebrew Bible.” That’s the description of Matti Friedman’s “The Aleppo Codex,” which has won the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. The $100,000 prize is…
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Forward 50 2013 Edith Windsor
The Forward 50 is our annual look at the American Jews who made a difference in the past year. Each day, we will spotlight one of our Top 5 picks, leading up to Sunday night when the entire package — along with some very special surprises — will go live. Who would have predicted that…
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Fast Forward Charles Hynes Crushed by Kenneth Thompson in Brooklyn District Attorney Race
Longtime Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes lost his longshot reelection bid by a crushing 2-1 margin to Democrat Kenneth Thompson. Hynes, who had made his handling of sex abuse in the Orthodox community a key issue, fell to Thompson by 72%-to-28% in the general election. “I had a great, great run,” Hynes told a gathering…
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Opinion Editor’s Choice: 6 Million Recalled With Stamps
The Forward is partnering with other Jewish newspapers to offer our readers a peek at some of the best stories from around the country, as selected by the editors at those papers. We will offer a selection of unedited links with brief introductions from the editors of the papers. Stamping Out Intolerance By Melissa Gerr…
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Life Got a Sex Question for Dr. Ruth?
Legendary sex therapist Ruth Westheimer is taking Sisterhood reader questions on the next episode of The Jewish Channel’s The Salon, taping this coming Thursday with Forward editor-in-chief Jane Eisner and Rachel Sklar, founder of TheLi.st. Send your questions about sex and relationships to [email protected] by Wednesday night and The Salon will put them to its…
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