Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
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By Forward Staff
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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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Forward 50 2017 Eric Greitens
Breaking The Mold Of Jewish Politicians With A Superhero Warrior Résumé The most noticeable Jewish Republican to emerge in 2016, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, is already being mentioned on lists of future national leaders. Combining rugged good looks and a solid conservative agenda, Greitens — who started out as a Democrat — won his race…
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Forward 50 2017 Sandra Fox
The Feminist Yiddish Podcast Host Sandy Fox wanted to listen to a Yiddish-language podcast for people like herself. A young, feminist Yiddish speaker with friends and colleagues spread widely across religious and political divides, this New York University graduate student followed the do-it-yourself ethos of her generation and created “Vaybertaytsh,” the world’s first feminist Yiddish…
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Forward 50 2017 David Benioff
Lord Commander Of ‘Game Of Thrones’ Behind the gory, lustful scenes of “Game of Thrones” stand two rather unassuming Jewish boys. David Benioff, born David Friedman in New York City, is one of the two showrunners behind HBO’s megahit, alongside D.B. Weiss. The duo met while studying Irish literature at Trinity College Dublin in 1995….
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Forward 50 2017 Joseph Dweck
A Sephardic Rabbi Causes Controversy By Condemning Homophobia The young American senior rabbi of the synagogue of London’s historic S&P Sephardi Community, Joseph Dweck is a bit of a local celebrity — known for his eloquent speeches and polished charisma. But his celebrity status skyrocketed, perhaps unintentionally, when he gave a talk on homosexuality in…
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Forward 50 2017 Ivanka Trump
Is The First Daughter A Fighter Or A Fig Leaf? Ivanka Trump, 36, has unprecedented duties for a first daughter. She keeps a West Wing office and serves as a special assistant to her father. She has promised to champion such women’s issues as family leave and child care. She even has taken foreign trips…
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