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News No, The Sebastian Gorka Story Has Not Unraveled
On the website Tablet, writer Liel Leibovitz takes the Forward to task for our report on claims by leaders of the far-right Hungarian group Vitézi Rend that Sebastian Gorka, President Trump’s counter-terrorism aide, is one of their members. In his piece, Leibovitz reports that he spoke with Gorka, who firmly denied the affiliation. “I have…
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Culture 7 Vital Programs That Would Be Gutted By Trump’s Arts and Humanities Cuts
Yesterday, Donald Trump’s administration proposed eliminating four crucial U.S. cultural agencies — the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The effects of these cuts would be devastating both to artists and teachers and the communities they serve….
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Community Meet The Fierce Guru Behind The World’s First Jewish Dating App
Editor’s Note: In this series — Why Is This Interview Different From All Other Interviews — we will introduce you to pioneering Jewish leaders across a variety of industries. Sonya Kreizman is the co-founder and CEO of JCrush. Her no-nonsense, pragmatic advice has been heralded by many critics, especially within the dating app scene. In…
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Books Have You Got a Story for Us? Sweepstakes Winners
On a brisk December night, a crowd gathered into the Center for Jewish History anticipating the launch of an exciting new book. “Have I Got a Story for You” translated 42 astonishing Yiddish stories into English for the first time. The touching collection of Yiddish stories intertwined the old world and the new, traditional and…
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Fast Forward LISTEN: Bob Dylan Releases First Single From First Triple Album
Those hoping for a new Bob Dylan album will have their wishes granted threefold on March 31 when the Nobel laureate releases “Triplicate.” Those hoping for an album that’s a little less Frank Sinatra-esque than his last two releases, “Fallen Angels” and “Shadows in the Night” may have to wait a little longer. According to…
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Fast Forward Marching on Shabbat? Rabbi’s Wife Offers This Prayer
Protesters, looking for a prayer to carry with you this weekend? The Glittery Rebbetzin, aka JoJo Jacobson, has one for you. In a post to the liberal Jewschool, Jacobson wrote: “I have heard the argument made that everything we are protesting against has already come to pass, and it’s pointless to go and wear out…
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Life What’s the Yiddish for ‘Pussy Hat’?
Say you’re going to a Women’s March and have decided to knit, or wear, a protest Pussy Hat for the occasion. You may find yourself in need of brief moments of levity, and a fine diversion is contemplating possible Yiddish translations for “Pussy Hat”: A hat in the style of the Pussy Hat is called…
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Fast Forward Here Are the Jewish Speakers at the DC Women’s March
The list of speakers slated to appear at the Women’s March on Washington this Saturday includes Rabbi Sharon Brous of Los Angeles, Scarlett Johansson, and Jewish labor leader Randi Weingarten. The full list, published on the Women’s March on Washington site, also includes the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Cecile Richards, who won…
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