Articles written collectively by the Forward’s staff.
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By Forward Staff
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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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Forward 50 2017 Stephen Miller
Trump’s Last Nationalist Standing Stephen Miller, 32, belongs to a small and select group of President Trump’s Jewish confidants — Steve Mnuchin, Jared Kushner, Jason Greenblatt and Gary Cohn, among others. But unlike those supposedly moderating influences, Miller embraces the new administration’s nationalist-populist agenda and has no qualms advocating for it. Miller, a domestic policy…
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The Schmooze Jews About Town: Other Israel Film Festival At The JCC
The Other Israel Film Festival is running Nov. 2-9 at JCC Manhattan (334 Amsterdam Ave) and other New York locations! This groundbreaking festival brings you premiere films featuring Israel’s minority communities. Join us for a week-long festival of award-winning international films as well as engaging conversations on hot topics that illuminate the diversity of Israeli…
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Opinion We asked 22 rabbis: Is intermarriage a problem or an opportunity?
As a part of our Rabbi Roundtable series, we brought together leading rabbis from all corners of the Jewish world to offer their thoughts on the big questions. This week, we asked our rabbis, “Is intermarriage a problem? Or an opportunity?” Here are their responses: Asher Lopatin, Orthodox, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School: Intermarriage is…
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Forward 50 2017 Maggie Haberman
The Times’s Ace Trump Reporter Maggie Haberman scoops are like thunderstorms in August: They roll in nearly every afternoon, and they astound you every time. No reporter has burrowed so deeply into President Trump’s head as Haberman, one of The New York Times’ White House correspondents, and the unquestioned journalistic superstar of the Trump era….
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