Jake Wasserman is the engagement editor at the Forward.
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By Jake Wasserman
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Fast Forward Following Musk’s lead, ‘my heart goes out to you’ takes off as far-right catchphrase
6 words Musk said after his controversial hand gesture were an alibi. Now some are calling it hate speech.
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Culture What American Jews need to know about Germany’s growing far-right antisemitism
The AfD party promises to deport immigrants in language that evokes Nazi beliefs
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Fast Forward DOJ: Russia targeted Jews in a campaign to influence elections
The Forward was one of several news outlets attacked as part of illegal propaganda war, Department of Justice charges
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Fast Forward Who is the Jewish attorney general taking on one of the state’s most powerful Democrats?
Matthew Platkin is making headlines for indicting power broker George E. Norcross III, but he also wants to combat rising antisemitism
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Fast Forward Rutgers University student governments vote overwhelmingly to divest from Israel
The student governments of two campuses also voted to push the university to end its partnership with Tel Aviv University
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Opinion Twitter Blue could hand antisemites a megaphone
Changes to Twitter’s verification system pose a risk to Jewish safety, according to the ADL’s Center for Technology and Society
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Yiddish World They’re your cool friend’s favorite funk band. Their frontman released a klezmer album
Yiddishe Pirat, the project from Vulfpeck’s Jack Stratton, revives klezmer music for a younger, funkier audience
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazis protest outside Broadway revival of play about lynching of a Jewish man
'Parade' star Ben Platt denounced the group, saying it illustrates why the show about Leo Frank is more relevant than ever
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