Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
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By Forward Staff
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Fast Forward Anti-Arab Fans Torch Jerusalem Soccer Offices
The offices of the Israeli soccer team Beitar Jerusalem was set on fire on Friday as an act of protest against the team’s two new Muslim players from Chechnya. While one player is injured, the other is slated to play his first game with the team on Sunday against the Arab-Israeli town Sakhnin. The incident…
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The Schmooze Gaza Goes Gangnam Style
Back in November, Israel Defense Forces reservists waiting on the Gaza border for a possible ground invasion whiled away their time producing an IDF parody of “Gangnam Style,” the infamous viral video by South Korean comedian and pop star Psy. Well, two can play that game. Now, a group of young men in Gaza have…
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The Schmooze Yeshiva Museum Goes Back to School
Yeshiva University Museum has received a grant of $135,900 to expand its Re-Imagining Jewish Education Through Art program. The grant comes from The Covenant Foundation, and is part of the $1.2 million in grants approved by the foundation in January. The foundation plans to distribute a total of $1.7 million this year. According to a…
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Fast Forward Chandra Levy ‘Killer’ To Appear Amid Questions on Jewish Intern Slaying
The convicted killer of Chandra Levy is set to appear at a federal court hearing amid questions about the sensational 2001 killing of the Jewish congressional intern. Ingmar Guandique, a Salvadoran immigrant, was convicted of killing Levy in 2010. He is serving a 60-year prison sentence. He is expected to travel from a federal prison…
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Opinion Mon Dieu, C’est Le Forverts!
The Forward’s new Yiddish site has certainly taken off with a bang. In the days since the launch of the yiddish.forward.com site was announced, several major media outlets have run stories on it, and what it means for the future of the Yiddish language. We hoped the new site might get a lot of attention…
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The Schmooze Al Pacino With Phil Spector’s Hair
HBO has released a trailer for its upcoming Phil Spector biopic, about the legendary record producer and convicted murderer. The film, written and directed by David Mamet, stars Al Pacino as Spector and Helen Mirren as his defense attorney. Based on the trailer, though, the main attraction seems to be the many phases of Spector’s…
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The Schmooze Heirs Pay Tax With Lucian Freud’s Art Collection
Lucian Freud, a painter considered by many critics to be the leading British artist before his death in 2011, at age 88, was also an art collector, owning works by 19th-century artists such as Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Edgar Degas. Now, Freud’s heirs are donating some of his collection to British museums — partly as a…
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Fast Forward Ed Koch Gets Own Subway Stop on Day of Funeral
As New York prepares to say good-bye to Ed Koch, he’s even getting his own Manhattan subway station. On the day of the ex-mayor’s star studded funeral, Rep. Carolyn Maloney announced the renaming of the subway station at East 77th Street and Lexington Avenue will be called “Mayor Ed Koch subway station,” according to the…
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