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The Schmooze Forward Is Launching A Games Section. Thank Us Later.
If you thought Mahjongg was just for your bubbe in Boca — think again. We’ve just launched an exciting new games feature on our website. So yes, that’s right. Just as you’re getting your daily fix of Jewish news, you’ll be able to try your hand at an array of 25 Jewish-y games, whether Mahjongg…
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Fast Forward Florida Lawmakers Aim to Cancel Lorde Concert, Citing anti-BDS Law
Florida Lawmakers are pushing to cancel Lorde’s scheduled concerts in the state after she cancelled her appearance in Israel to support the BDS movement, according to the Orlando Weekly. Florida is one of 20 states that have a law barring state funds from doing business with entities associated with BDS, the movement to boycott, divest,…
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Culture Chosen To Laugh — Dan Friedman In Conversation With Adam Rovner At Denver University
Dan Friedman, former Ali G writer, executive editor of the Forward, supreme dictating editor of the Backward and comedy analyst will be appearing in conversation with Professor Adam Rovner of Denver University on Thursday February 22. To find out how to become a friend of the Forward and get notices of events like these, email…
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Culture See ‘The Band’s Visit’ After Exclusive Talkback With Author Itamar Moses
A group of Forward donors will see the new Broadway show that everyone is talking about. On February 25, we’ll have a delicious lunch, executive editor Dan Friedman will lead an exclusive discussion with the play’s author Itamar Moses and then we’ll all go to see “The Band’s Visit” — the best new musical of…
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Culture An Epic Tale of Frightening Suffering, Told By One Who Escaped
In 1944, the Forverts, the Yiddish forebear of this newspaper, published Yankel Wiernik’s early and unparalleled account of the systematic murder of hundreds of thousands of Jews in the Nazi death camp called Treblinka. The newspaper described Wiernik’s story, “A Year in Treblinka,” as the first eyewitness account of the gas chambers. In great detail,…
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Opinion Have Your Say: Send Us Your Questions For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
On February 1, 2018, the Forward’s Editor in Chief Jane Eisner will sit down with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — and she wants to ask the questions our readers want to have answered! Now’s your chance: send them our way. Loading…
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Food Ivanka Trump Spotted Eating Kosher Food With Her Son In Washington
Ivanka Trump ate at a kosher Washington, D.C. restaurant with her son Tuesday evening, Jewish Insider reported. The two dined at Char Bar, opened by the owners of the now-defunct Eli’s Kosher Deli. Contact Ari Feldman at [email protected] or on Twitter @aefeldman
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News RSVP to an evening with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
On Thursday, February 1 at 7pm EST, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will join Forward Editor-in-Chief, Jane Eisner in a conversation that explores the intersection of law, media and Jewish life. Congregation Adas Israel • Washington, DC Join the webcast—simply RSVP by completing this form. Loading…
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