Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
Forward Staff
By Forward Staff
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	Opinion In our name: A message from Jewish students at Columbia University
'We will not stop standing up for ourselves," says an open letter signed by hundreds. "We are proud to be Jews, and we are proud to be Zionists.'
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	Opinion Jewish students reject claims that campus protests for Palestine have been antisemitic
More than 750 students across 140 universities sign open letter expressing solidarity with campus protests and encampments for Gaza
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	Communications The Forward Garners the Most Wins of any Publication at the Religion News Association 2024 Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards
The RNA Awards showcase religion journalism excellence in the news media
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	Culture Oscars 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ cleans up, ‘Zone of Interest’ director calls out Israel
These are the top Jewish moments from this year's Academy Awards
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	Opinion For Israelis on the frontlines, ‘what is a good future to look forward to?’
From Homer to the Tanakh, young Israelis are turning to different sources for answers
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	Letters Your turn: Readers respond to Barnard’s dorm-door decoration ban
'The college dorm room is the place where the individual and the collective meet.'
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	Opinion Months into the war, young Israelis take on new emotions and new responsibilities
‘I see how much it hurts to experience the lack of recognition of the pain and suffering that our people are going through.’
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	Opinion Three months out from Oct. 7, young Israelis describe how they’re processing
‘I feel all of the generations of this nation with me,’ shares alum of the Israeli Bronfman program
 
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	Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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	Sports It’s so cool that Sandy Koufax was there for that
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	Opinion I’m an Israeli who lives in New York. Here’s why I’m voting for Mamdani
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	News Mamdani opposes Zionism, but wants New York public schools to teach about it
 
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	Opinion Will Israel ever have another leader who truly wants peace?
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	Fast Forward Yad Vashem says it has identified 5 million Holocaust victims with help of AI
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	Fast Forward 2 of NYC’s 5 public pension funds are vulnerable to a mayor-backed Israel divestment push
 
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