Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
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By Forward Staff
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Fast Forward Ping Pong Prodigy Won’t Play on Shabbat
Estee Ackerman, an 11-year-old table tennis star, was disqualified from the national finals when her match fell on Friday evening and she chose not to play, the New York Post reported. “I practiced and trained for six months for this,” the sixth-grader from West Hempstead, L.I. told the paper “Ping pong is important to me,…
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News TV Anchor’s Affair May Cost Her Election Gig
An Israeli TV anchorwoman may be bounced as the main presenter of her channel’s election coverage over her affair with a ruling party minister. Geula Even was set to host Channel 1’s broadcast of the January 22 election together with the channel’s political correspondent, Ayala Hasson. But Even, who was recently linked romantically involved with…
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News Best Jewish Images from 2012
In the pages of the Forward the Jewish American story is most-often told in words, but it’s just as important to see that story too. So we’ve put together the best images of 2012 from around the world — the highs, lows, and the beautiful. Share your favorites in the comment section below. Gold medalist…
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Opinion Noah Pozner’s Mom: ‘I’m No Golda Meir’
Insisting she is no politician, the mother of Noah Pozner is speaking out to demand action to prevent another shooting rampage like the one that claimed her son in Newtown, Conn. Veronique Pozner told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that she cannot understand how the Newtown killer was able to get his hands on a automatic weapon…
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The Schmooze Forward Fives: 2012 in Film
In the annual Forward Fives selection we celebrate the year’s cultural output with a series of deliberately eclectic choices in music, performance, exhibitions, books and film. Here we present five of our favorite films of 2012. Feel free to argue with and add to our selections in the comments. Alison Klayman, “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry”…
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Fast Forward Noah Pozner’s Sister Survived Rampage in Closet
Noah Pozner’s older sister survived the Newtown shooting massacre when her teacher bundled her class into a closet at the school, a relative said. Sophia Pozner’s teacher took the lifesaving action when she heard gunfire erupt inside Sandy Hook Elementary School, uncle Alexis Haller told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “Sophie’s teacher put all the kids in…
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Books Forward Fives: 2012 in Fiction
In the annual Forward Fives selection we celebrate the year’s cultural output with a series of deliberately eclectic choices in music, performance, exhibitions, books and film. Here we present five of our favorite works of fiction of 2012. Feel free to argue with and add to our selections in the comments. Jami Attenberg, “The Middlesteins”…
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Books Forward Fives: 2012 in Non-Fiction
In the annual Forward Fives selection we celebrate the year’s cultural output with a series of deliberately eclectic choices in music, performance, exhibitions, books and film. Here we present five of our favorite works of non-fiction of 2012. Feel free to argue with and add to our selections in the comments. Joy Ladin, “Through the…
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