Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
Forward Staff
By Forward Staff
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The Schmooze Out and About
Israel’s biggest outdoor sculpture exhibition is happening now in Jerusalem. Sam Roberts reviews “Jews and Booze” for The New York Times. Read Jenny Hendrix’s review of the book for the Forward here. Adam Kirsch leafs through the letters of Joseph Roth. Millionare music mogul Alan Melzer left $1 million to his driver and $500,000 to…
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Fast Forward Romney Blows Out Gingrich in Florida
Mitt Romney won a big victory in the Florida Republican primary, defeating Newt Gingrich after a bitter battle in which both men attacked one another with negative advertising, media outlets projected. With 75% of precincts reporting, Romney had 47% of the vote to Gingrich’s 32%, CNN reported. Romney was poised to regain his position as…
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Fast Forward Austrian Politician Says Far-Rightists Are the ‘New Jews’
A prominent Austrian politician has reportedly referred to members of his far-right Freedom Party as “the new Jews.” Hans-Christian Strache made the comment in conversation with representatives of right-wing student unions who had gathered in Vienna, according to a report in Der Standard. Strache was apparently referring to the heckling that some students endured while…
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Food Last Shmear for H&H Bagels
The last H&H Bagels store was evicted from its last New York location for failing to pay back rent, the New York Daily News reported. The iconic bakery outlet on W. 46th Street in Manhattan was chained shut Thursday after owner Helmer Toro failed to pay about $600,000 to the landlord the paper said. “It’s…
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News It’s Official! Barney Frank To Tie the Knot
Democratic Congressman Barney Frank has announced that he will wed his boyfriend Jim Ready, the Washington Post reported. Frank, 71, cited the desire to concentrate on his personal life as one of the reasons for stepping down from Congress after 32 years in office. The Jewish Democrat said the nuptuals would be in Massachusetts, where…
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Fast Forward Giffords Takes Curtain Call in Congress
Gabrielle Giffords made an emotional curtain call on Capitol Hill Wednesday after resigning her congressional seat as she continues her recovery from an assassination attempt. “I will recover and will return,” the Arizona Democrat said in a letter read aloud by her friend and colleague, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who fought back tears, CNN reported….
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The Schmooze Allen, Spielberg Pick Up Oscar Nods
The 2012 Oscar nominations, announced this morning by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, included nods for Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, and both Israeli and Polish films. Allen continued his string of recent successes with three nominations for “Midnight in Paris,” which was shortlisted in the Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay…
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Fast Forward Miriam Adelson To Give $5 Million To Boost Gingrich
Miriam Adelson, the wife of billionaire businessman Sheldon Adelson, will give $5 million to a “Super PAC” supporting the presidential bid of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, The New York Times is reporting. Earlier this month, Sheldon Adelson — the chief executive of the Las Vegas Sands Corp., an ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
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