Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
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By Forward Staff
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart Goes After Dov Hikind and the ‘War on Purim’
New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind just keeps getting into more trouble for his massive faux-pas dressing up in blackface as a “black basketball player” for Purim. After he got blasted by pretty much everyone, including the Anti-Defamation League, Hikind issued a begrudging apology, saying he did not mean to offend anybody and was sorry…
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The Schmooze Agudah Editor Joseph Friedenson Dies at 90
Joseph Friedenson, the founder and long-time editor of the Agudath Israel organ Dos Yiddishe Vort, passed away February 23 at his home in Manhattan, the Forverts reported. Friedenson, a survivor of the Holocaust, founded the monthly Yiddish journal in the Feldafing and Landesberg displaced persons camps in Germany, and edited it continually in New York…
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Fast Forward Documentaries About Israel Shut Out at Oscars
The Academy Award for Best Documentary went to “Searching for Sugar Man,” shutting out both “The Gatekeepers” and “5 Broken Cameras,” two films that were extremely critical of Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians. “The Gatekeepers” featured interviews with Israeli security insiders who criticize the country’s leaders for failing to end the conflict with the Palestinians….
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Fast Forward Chandra Levy’s Convicted ‘Killer’ Demands New Trial
The man convicted of killing Jewish Capitol Hill intern Chandra Levy in 2001 plans to demand a new trial as reports swirl about questions about the case and secret court hearings. Lawyers for Ingmar Guandique say his conviction in the sensational case was “predicated on a lie” and he should get a new trial, the…
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News Forward’s Larry Cohler-Esses Wins Prize for Hamas Interview
Larry Cohler-Esses, assistant managing editor of the Forward, has won the second annual David Twersky Journalism Award for his April 19, 2012, exclusive Cairo interview with Mousa Abu Marzook, Hamas’s second-highest-ranking official. Established in honor of Twersky’s distinguished life in journalism, the award recognizes the work of journalists at the Forward and at the New…
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Fast Forward Frances Eizenstat, Jewish Activist and Non-Profit Leader, Dies at 68
Frances Carol Eizenstat, a social-justice activist and Jewish non-profit leader, has died at 68. Eizenstat, who was married to Stuart Eizenstat, combined a life of professional accomplishment focused on the disadvantaged in the U.S., and on Jews in distress around the world, especially in the former Soviet Union, with a deep commitment to Judaism and…
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Fast Forward Ed Koch’s Lost Diary Recalls Face Down With Jew-Haters in Army
Ed Koch documented his struggles with racist, Jew-hating soldiers as a young GI in a long-lost diary that came to light after his death earlier this month. The late ex-mayor of New York wrote of his struggles with bigotry during his Army boot camp in a diary that his sister found while cleaning out his…
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Fast Forward Jewish Lawmaker Steve Cohen Tweeted at Model Love Child During State of Union
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) said the gorgeous Texas model he exchanged flirty-sounding Tweets with during the State of the Union address is his long-lost love child. The Jewish lawmaker, a lifelong bachelor, said he found out that sexy bikini model Victoria Brink was his daughter about three years ago. “There has been much written and…
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