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By Forward Staff
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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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Sponsored Top 10 Hanukkah Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List
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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Culture December 3: Manhattan: ‘Never Is Now’ Summit On Anti-Semitism
The Anti-Defamation League’s 2018 “Never Is Now” summit on “Antisemitism and Hate” will take place on December 3 in Manhattan. Buy tickets here. Forward editor-in-chief Jane Eisner will be a panelist at this year’s ADL conference, which is designed to discuss the rise in anti-Semitism and what drives it. She is joined on the roster…
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Culture December 2: Brooklyn: Big BKLYN Hanukkah Fest
Celebrate the first night of Hanukkah at City Point Brooklyn. Co-sponsored by the Forward, the festivities will feature the best of the holiday: Katz’s latkes, candle lighting, dreidels, dancing and more. There also will be tastings, readings and a photo op with the Mensch on the Bench. Join the Party Sunday, December 2, 2 p.m….
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Food The 2018 Forward Food Choice Award Winners Are In!
Our readers showed up in spades to vote this year. Hundreds of you leapt at the opportunity to declare fealty to your favorite restaurants, cafes and delis. And we heard you! The competition was tight, as lots of competitors threw their hats in the ring for a chance at the Forward Food Awards crown. Yet…
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