Irene Katz Connelly is a staff writer at the Forward. You can contact her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @katz_conn.
Irene Katz Connelly
By Irene Katz Connelly
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The Schmooze ‘Let’s grab some burgers;’ Jewish NFL player invites DeSean Jackson to talk
After a football player shared anti-Semitic quotes on Instagram, his Jewish colleague invited him to visit a Holocaust museum, “grab some burgers, and have those uncomfortable conversations.” In a video posted to Twitter on Thursday morning, Julian Edelman, a wide receiver for the New England Patriots, addressed Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who on…
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News Students said their yearbook contains a hate symbol. The district won’t remove it.
The things that make me different are the things that make me me. Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Stay hungry. Stay foolish. These are among the quotes students shared on the pages of the Class of 2020’s yearbook for High Tech High School in Secaucus, N.J. But one entry said simply: “88.”…
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News She posed with a swastika on her shoulder. Now she’s studied with a rabbi. Here’s what she learned.
Every day, people get their just desserts when the Internet exposes past transgressions for all to see. While public apologies are common, not everyone takes time to grapple with wrongdoing. Ryann Milligan did. In early June, photos emerged of Milligan, a 21-year-old junior at Penn State majoring in rehabilitation and human services, posing with a…
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Culture Weirdest George Soros canard yet puts billionaire in cahoots with Beyoncé
In between funding Antifa, bringing caravans of undocumented immigrants to the U.S. border and planning nationwide protests against police violence, Jewish billionaire George Soros is spearheading a decades-long con to hide Beyoncé’s secret Italian heritage from the world. At least, that’s what one Florida politician wants you to believe. On July 4, Congressional candidate K.W….
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The Schmooze Seth Rogen gets saved by the brine in the new trailer for “An American Pickle”
If you heard and dismissed the rumors that Seth Rogen was making a movie about Jewish pickling practices, you could be forgiven for chalking it up as another highlight in our year of fabrications and “fake news.” But because this is the kind of thing that actually happens in 2020, Seth Rogen really is making…
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Fast Forward Longtime Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell arrested by FBI
Ghislaine Maxwell, the former confidante of serial sex offender Jeffrey Eptstein, was arrested by the FBI on Thursday morning, NBC news reported. Law enforcement apprehended Maxwell in Bedford, N.H. and charged her with conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse minors. She is expected to appear in federal court on Thursday. Epstein himself was arrested in…
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News ‘Car Nidre’ and shofar flash mobs: here’s what the High Holidays might look like
The Torah tells us how to apologize, how to make burnt offerings, and even how to put on our shoes. What it doesn’t specify is how to host inspiring, authentic High Holiday services in the middle of a pandemic. So this year, synagogues are figuring that out on their own — and with each other….
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The Schmooze Dave Portnoy declares he’s “uncancellable” as racist videos resurface
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is digging his heels in after videos circulated in which he used racist language, including the n-word. “I’m un-cancellable,” he said in a video posted to Twitter on Sunday. “You don’t cancel me, I cancel you!” Portnoy was responding to a 2016 Barstool video clip recently reposted by the Twitter…
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