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By Forward Staff
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Forward 50 2017 Barry Barish
He Won A Nobel Prize By Being A Great Scientist—And Better Manager Without Barry Barish, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory — which detected evidence of black holes at the other side of the universe — might never have observed anything. But for all his efforts as the director of the LIGO project during its years…
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Forward 50 2017 Josh Rosen
UCLA’s Jewish Football Superstar, Josh Rosen, Is Not Afraid To Speak His Mind Josh Rosen is one of the most talented college football players in the country. But in addition to making a statement on the football field, Josh Rosen might be just as noteworthy for his outspokenness off the field. The 6 foot 4…
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Forward 50 2017 Dayna Skolkin & Josh Tillis
When Hurricane Harvey Rained Out Their Wedding, They Made Lemons Into Lemonade Like rain on your wedding day, postponing the happiest day of your life and making other people happy is a little bit ironic. But it didn’t feel that way when Dayna Skolkin and Josh Tillis served the three-course meal intended for their rained-out…
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Forward 50 2017 Robert Kraft
The NFL’s Best Owner, Loved By Athletes And Trump Alike Robert Kraft is one of the most successful owners in sports history. Since he bought the New England Patriots in 1994, the team has sold out every game and won five Super Bowls, including last January in one of the most exciting comeback wins of…
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Forward 50 2017 Jared Kushner
Enigma In The White House – Jared Kushner 36 year old Jared Kushner used to be one real estate heir among the many that reside in New York City. But ever since his father in law, Donald Trump, became president of the United States, Kushner was thrust into the center of politics and world events….
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Forward 50 2017 Yonah Schiller
The Hillel Leader Who Puts Students In The Driver’s Seat Most Jewish students weighing which college to attend would be forgiven for assuming that Hillels are the same across the country — the same organizational structure, the same events, even the same food. But thanks to Executive Director Rabbi Yonah Schiller, Tulane Hillel is one…
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Forward 50 2017 Russel Neiss
Coding Teachable Jewish Moments On Twitter For Jewish educator and coder Russel Neiss, the election of Donald Trump has provided a series of teachable moments. And the Twitterverse is his classroom. Observing that the commander-in-chief was using micro-blogging to proclaim policy and appointments, Neiss constructed a code to automatically retweet statements from @realDonaldTrump as statements…
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Forward 50 2017 Jerry Weinstein
He Led Israel’s Baseball Team To Unforgettable Upset Victories March Madness, the NCAA college basketball tournament, is known for heroic underdogs pulling off shocking upsets. But for Jewish fans of the national pastime, the World Baseball Classic this past March featured madness on a whole new level, thanks to the exploits of Team Israel and…
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