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By Forward Staff
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Culture WATCH NOW: January 19: Meet the Forward 50
Watch the recording here. Every year we publish the Forward 50, a list of remarkable people who have had a particular impact on our communities. This year, we’re asking them to join our Editor-in-Chief, Jodi Rudoren, for “50 American Jews, 10 conversations,” a weekly series of Zoominars about …whatever is on their minds. The list…
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News It’s Election Day in the Goldene Medina: Here’s how we’re voting, praying, laughing
It’s Election Day in the Goldene Medina, the Golden Land dreamed of, embraced and railed against — often, simultaneously — by Jewish Americans. Jews have been here for all the elections, and every election must have felt as important as this one. But we can acknowledge that and also know that this one is different….
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Culture November 5: Elections and the Jewish Community
This talk will take place on Thursday, November 5 at 3:30 p.m. ET/ 12:30 p.m. PT. Register here. Forward editor in chief Jodi Rudoren joins Andrew Silow-Carroll, editor in chief of the Jewish Week and Jonathan Tobin, editor in chief of JNS for a post election analysis hosted by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs….
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Culture November 11-19: the Forward partners with DOC NYC
The Forward is excited to partner with DOC NYC, the largest documentary film festival in the US. This year’s festival will take place completely online, so audiences across the country can tune in and watch films anytime between Nov 11-19. We are delighted to provide you with a discount code for $3 off tickets to…
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Culture WATCH NOW January 14: From civil rights to anti-racism
Watch a recording of the talk here. Watch as we took a look back and forward at the relationships among Blacks and Jews and the complexities across our interwoven communities. Join Professor Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania; Professor Marc Dollinger, author of “Black Power, Jewish Politics;” Ginna…
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Culture November 12: What happens now? The U.S. election results and their implications
This talk will take place on Thursday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET/ 4:30 p.m. PT. Register here. No matter who wins this historic election, the new administration will face huge challenges. Can the country be unified or does more division or even chaos lie ahead? What do the election results portend for U.S. Middle…
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Culture November 23: Faith and Gratitude in the time of COVID-19 – An Interfaith Discussion
This talk will take place on Monday, November 23 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. Register here. How have different religious organizations weathered the pandemic? And what does the future hold for communities of faith? In honor of Thanksgiving, a universal day of gratitude, we hope you will join a group of young…
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Culture December 1: Anti-Racism – The Solution or Part of the Problem
This talk will take place on Tuesday, December 1 at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT Register here. In the wake of the George Floyd murder, the call for racial justice and equality has become amplified and increasingly widespread across the nation. One solution has been the “anti-racist” philosophy, popularized by writers like Ibram…
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