Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
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By Forward Staff
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Forward 50 2017 Adam Schiff
The House’s Dogged Trump Investigator Detailed-oriented and meticulous, California Democrat Adam Schiff found his calling as the investigation into Russia’s involvement in the U.S. elections exploded, making him the top congressman pursuing the case, and therefore one of the biggest thorns in President Trump’s side. Schiff, 57, serves as the ranking Democrat on the House…
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Forward 50 2017 Mark Zuckerberg
The Most Powerful Man In Media And Tech — And That’s Not Fake News Throughout the country — maybe even in your hometown — there have been Mark Zuckerberg sightings. The 33-year-old Facebook founder has left Silicon Valley and gone out among the people, powering through a New Year’s resolution to visit all the states…
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Forward 50 2017 Ben Platt
From Camp Ramah To Broadway Star At the end of Ben Platt’s first film, “Pitch Perfect” (2012), there’s a moment when Platt steps into the spotlight for an a cappella solo. His profoundly nerdy character, Benjamin Applebaum — profoundly Jewish, too — looks so nervous, and so eager, that you think he might not actually…
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Forward 50 2017 Al Franken
The Former Funnyman Finds His Voice In The Senate Al Franken went from comedian to politician — and now he’s somewhere in between. The longtime “Saturday Night Live” funnyman swore off laughs as he ran to represent Minnesota in the Senate, wanting to prove to his constituents that he could buckle down and appropriately represent…
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Forward 50 2017 Jill Soloway
The TV Trailblazer Who Refuses To Conform Jill Soloway writes, produces and directs not one but two television series, both critically successful and reflective of Soloway’s own queer, feminist ethos. “Transparent,” the offbeat, profoundly Jewish Amazon series that made Soloway a multiple Emmy winner and a household name among television buffs, has recently been renewed…
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Forward 50 2017 Amichai Lau-Lavie
The Intermarriage Innovator Asking The Tough Questions Should a rabbi be permitted to marry a Jew and a non-Jew? This year, that question roiled the Conservative movement as it struggled to balance its embrace of modernity with the strictures of Jewish law and tradition. Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie put a face, and a proposal, to that…
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Forward 50 2017 Morris Allen
A Leading Rabbi On Israel’s ‘Blacklist’ When he was a child, Rabbi Morris Allen heard his father’s three articles of faith of being a Jew, as he wrote in the Forward earlier this year: “Keep kosher, love Israel and vote Democratic.” Over the three decades of his career as a rabbi for Beth Jacob Congregation…
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Forward 50 2017 Rebecca Taichman
“Indecent” Director Celebrates Jewish Women Onstage When Rebecca Taichman, 47, won the 2017 Tony Award for best direction of a play for her work on “Indecent,” she was stunned. Still, she took the opportunity not just to thank those dear to her, but also to make a brief statement about ideals. “This is a story…
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