Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
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By Forward Staff
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Culture WATCH NOW: December 16: An interview with Rep. Max Rose on his plans to run for Mayor of NYC
Watch the recording here. In 2018, Rose, a Jewish Democrat who was wounded in Afghanistan, stunned the nation by ousting a Republican incumbent in their Staten Island district. This November, he lost the seat as the district returned to its Republican roots. And he’s just thrown his hat into the crowded race for Mayor of…
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Culture WATCH NOW: December 15: Why can’t we solve homelessness now?
Watch the recording. Watch four L.A. leaders in homeless advocacy, services and urban design in an in-depth discussion with Forward National Editor Rob Eshman on solving LA’s most intractable problem now. What are new effective ideas for tackling homelessness? How will COVID-19 present challenges and opportunities for solving homelessness? What role can government, private enterprise,…
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Culture WATCH NOW: December 9: The Jewish Democratic Vote in 2020
Watch the recording here. The 2020 election results challenged the idea that Florida is a swing state, with Donald Trump winning the state for the second time. Join U.S. Representative Ted Deutch of Florida’s 22nd District for an in-depth discussion with Forward National Editor Rob Eshman on what it means for the future of Democrats…
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Culture WATCH NOW: December 8: Innovate or Die: How Jewish nonprofit leadership weathered 2020 and is leaning into 2021
WATCH THE RECORDING. A global pandemic, a racial reckoning and the most divisive political campaign in memory were among the unprecedented challenges our community organizations faced this year. Join Joan Garry, whose second edition of the “Guide to Nonprofit Leadership” will be published in paperback Dec. 22 (preorder here); Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the…
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Culture WATCH NOW: December 3: Healing Racial Divides – Lessons from Chicago
Watch the recording here. How can Black and Jewish congregations find meaningful ways to help heal America’s racial divisions? What role can Jews of Color play in communal approaches to racism and justice? Join Cydney Wallace, activist and co-founder of Kol Or, JCUA’s Jews of Color Caucus; Pastor Chris Harris of Bright Star Church; and…
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Culture Louise Glück, Jewish poet of classical themes, wins the Nobel Prize
In the maelstrom of coronavirus, Borough Park protests and vice-presidential debates, finally some good news: Poet Louise Glück has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The granddaughter of Hungarian Jews who ran a New York grocery, she is the first Jewish literature laureate since Bob Dylan, who took the prize in 2016. The Swedish…
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Fast Forward Stephen Miller tests positive for COVID-19, the disease that killed his grandmother
Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Donald Trump, has tested positive for coronavirus. The New York Times reported that Miller tested positive Tuesday after a series of negative tests. Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, contracted the virus this spring. She is Vice President Mike Pence’s communications director. Miller’s grandmother, Ruth Glosser, died from COVID-19 in…
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News ICYMI: Catch up with the Forward’s coverage of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death
We know many Forward readers were offline for Rosh Hashanah and may not have seen our coverage of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death over the weekend. So we put together this guide to the stories we have published — and some of our favorite Jewish stories from while the justice is alive. Like most news outlets,…
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