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Culture January 15: Manhattan: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Join Forward archivist Chana Pollack as she reflects on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. During Insights at the Atrium: “Fire in my mouth: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire,” Pollack will discuss the 1911 industrial tragedy, its impact and why it should be commemorated alongside composer Julia Wolfe and Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition founder…
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Culture January 13: Columbus, Ohio: Story Of An Orthodox Female Journalist
Join Forward Life editor Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt in Columbus, Ohio, as she explains how she balances journalism, family and the demands of being the wife of an Orthodox congregational rabbi. Before working for the Forward, Chizhik-Goldschmidt was a New York-based reporter for Haaretz. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, and Salon, and she…
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Culture January 6: Bronx: The History Of Gefilte Fish
Join the editor of the Yiddish Forward Rukhl Schaechter on Sunday, January 6 as she gives a lecture, in Yiddish, on the topic, “The History of Gefilte Fish.” She will explain how and why this and other Ashkenazi dishes changed dramatically among the East European Jews who immigrated to America. The event will take place…
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Culture January 11: Connecticut: After Pittsburgh, Anti-Semitism As Seen From The Diaspora And Israel
Forward opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon will be a guest speaker at the Greenwich Reform Synagogue in Connecticut on Friday, January 11. Join her as she speaks about what the Pittsburgh massacre taught us about the American Jewish community and the growing divide between the Diaspora and Israel — plus the competing ways anti-Semitism is viewed…
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The holidays are coming, and that means holiday shopping. If you’re like us, buying presents is fun—that is, when you keep the schlepping to a minimum. That’s why City Point is the best place to shop in Brooklyn. You can get everything you need from fun to fabulous, for everyone from your sister to significant…
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Life Popsicles, Prayers and Pictures: How Jews Celebrated The Vote In 2018
Two weeks ago, as the midterm elections approached, we asked to hear your voting stories. “Voting is a habit, a learned behavior, but our culture doesn’t prize it or encourage it,” Forward editor-in-chief Jane Eisner wrote recently. We wanted to know — who, in the American Jewish community, does prize and encourage civic engagement? How…
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Culture December 9: Palo Alto, California: Zionism 3.0 Conference
Forward publisher Rachel Fishman Feddersen and editor-in-chief Jane Eisner are heading to the West Coast for the Zionism 3.0 Conference. Click here for a livestream of the event. They will be joined at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, California, by leading politicians, artists, analysts and influencers from around the world to engage in…
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Culture December 5: Manhattan: The Forward Honors #FearlessWomen
The Forward is proud to honor several accomplished journalists in its “#FearlessWomen in Journalism Gala,” including its very own editor-in-chief Jane Eisner. Jane is celebrating 10 years in her post, as first woman to lead the Forward. Her fellow honorees include Jill Abramson, the first woman to serve as executive editor of The New York…
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