Jake Wasserman is the engagement editor at the Forward. He’s @jacobhwasserman on Twitter and [email protected].
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Forverts in English 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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News 3 years after kosher market shooting, Jews and allies gather to condemn hate
Amid rising antisemitism, a remembrance for victims murdered in an attack fueled by hate
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Culture We asked an artificial intelligence bot to write Hanukkah movies
While we don't fully understand how it works, we sure are entertained
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Fast Forward Queer activists gather in NYC to support Ukraine — Jewishly
“Queer people anywhere are responsible for queer people everywhere,” a sign read outside of the Stonewall Inn in New York City Saturday afternoon, where activists gathered outside of the historic LGBTQ+ rights landmark to express solidarity with marginalized Ukrainians as they face persecution under the invasion of Russian troops that began earlier last week. In…
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Yiddish ווי קען איך זיך נוקם זײַן אין דעם ייִנגל וואָס דערגייט מיר די יאָרן?How can I get back at that kid who keeps bullying me?
א נוקם ונוטר בין איך פֿון געבוירן אָן אָבער קיין לייבן־האַרץ פֿאַר די זאַכן האָב איך נישט.
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