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Culture October 15: Manhattan: ‘The Forbidden Conversation’
Join Forward opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon in conversation with Gili Getz on October 15, following a performance of his one-man show, “The Forbidden Conversation.” In his show, Getz, an Israeli-American photojournalist and actor, shares his personal reckoning with the difficult conversation surrounding Israel within the American Jewish community. The performance, at 7 p.m. at the…
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Culture October 11: Boulder, Colorado: Rukhl Schaechter Discusses Yiddish In The Digital Era
Times have changed, and so has the Forward. Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish newspaper for Jewish immigrants, it has adapted over the years to appeal to its changing demographic. Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Yiddish Forward (still lovingly called Forverts), will visit the University of Colorado Boulder on October 11 to discuss how the…
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Culture October 9: New York University: Peter Beinart, Jane Eisner, Chloe Valdary And Avi Shilon Discuss Identity and Nationalism
Come to the Taub Center for Israel Studies at NYU for a panel discussion with the Forward on identity and nationalism. Forward editor-in-chief Jane Eisner will moderate a panel that will include Peter Beinart, Chloe Valdary and Avi Shilon. We will also be celebrating the launch of the October issue of the Forward magazine and…
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Culture October 3: Manhattan: Judy Gold Honors Sharp-Witted Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers, known for her sharp tongue and self-deprecating humor, was a female pioneer in the field of American comedy. Buy tickets here. Join comedian Judy Gold and Rivers’s niece Caroline Waxler for night full of controversial humor à la Rivers on October 3 at the American Jewish Historical Society in Manhattan. Beginning at 7…
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Culture September 27: Scarsdale, New York: Scotch In A Sukkah
Toast the new year with neat glass of scotch under the stars. Join the Forward’s whisky correspondent Dan Friedman at the JCC in Mid Westchester for Scotch in the Sukkah – Annual Guy’s Night Out!. Taste some delicious single malts, as well as whiskies of a broad range of ages and origins in a casual…
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Culture September 20: Manhattan: Love Gilda: Film Screening Celebrates Jewish Women In Comedy
Gilda Radner stole hearts and elicited bellyaching laughter as one of Saturday Night Live’s first superstars. One of the most influential comedians of the 20th century, Radner — who died tragically of ovarian cancer in 1989 — is the focus of a new documentary, “Love Gilda: the Eternal Spirit of Gilda Radner.” Join us for…
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Culture The Forward’s Past Events
From writer-at-large Jane Eisner discussing Israel with Peter Beinart to life editor Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt discussing the first Orthodox women’s ambulance with Ruchie Freier, and from Yiddish editor Rukhl Schaechter talking about women in Yiddish to executive editor Dan Friedman explaining the secret Jewish history of whisky in a sukkah, the Forward hosts a variety of…
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Culture September 4: Manhattan; Judge Ruchie Freier To Join Screening Of ‘93Queen’
Not only is Judge Rachel “Ruchie” Freier the only Hasidic woman judge in the world, but also she’s the founder of the first all-female Orthodox EMT group. Freier will be in conversation with Jane Eisner, the editor-in-chief of the Forward, after a screening of “93Queen” on September 4, at the Meyerson JCC in Manhattan. “93Queen”…
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