Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
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News Erica Jesselson, Philanthropist, 86
Erica Jesselson, a longtime Jewish philanthropist who helped establish the Yeshiva University Museum, died March 12 at her home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. She was 86 years old. Jesselson was a devoted patron of the arts and a major funder in the area of Jewish education. She and her husband, Ludwig Jesselson,…
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News New ADL Survey on American Antisemitism
A new poll put out by the Anti-Defamation League suggests that the level of “strong” antisemitic beliefs among Americans remain much lower than the levels seen in the organiza-tion’s European polls. The poll, conducted during October, indicates that 15% of Americans believe Jews have “too much power in the U.S.” The ADL is touting this…
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Israel News Chabad’s Telethon Gets Results
It raised $7.2 million for educational and social services for the needy
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News Antisemitic Attitudes on the Rise in Europe, Survey Finds
Negative attitudes toward Jews in Europe have increased overall since 2005, according to a newly released survey by the Anti-Defamation League. The survey of six European countries — Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Holland, Switzerland and Britain — showed that fully half of its respondents believe that Jews are not loyal to their country, and more than…
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News ‘Israel Lobby’ Prof. Hawks Tome in Appearance at Jewish Bookfest
Jews may be the People of the Book, but this book? That was a question on some minds when Stephen Walt, co-author of a controversial paper criticizing the role of the “Israel Lobby” in American foreign policy, made a presentation at this year’s 9th Annual Jewish Book Network conference. The event, which is run by…
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News Blog Describes Bishara Charges
Although Israel-based journalists are barred from publishing the particulars of the Azmi Bishara case, some details have been reported in Arab media outlets and in the blogosphere. One of the most explicit and seemingly reliable accounts appeared in the Tikun Olam Web site of Seattle blogger Richard Silverstein, who is a frequent critic of Israeli…
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News Yiddish Actor David Rogow Dies at 92
Yiddish actor David Rogow died April 17 in New York. He was 92. Born in Vilna, Rogow started performing in theatrical productions while attending the Real Gymnasium. He then went on to act in the troupe Davke and in the Yiddish marionette group Maidam. Rogow survived World War II in Russia; soon after the war,…
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News In Minor Breakthrough, Rice Coaxes Olmert, Abbas Toward Bargaining Table
Jerusalem – Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas have agreed to meet every other week for talks that could include discussions about the formation of a Palestinian state, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here this week. Rice’s statement came at the end of three days of shuttle diplomacy between the…
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