Jill Sergeant
By Jill Sergeant
-
Fast Forward Leonard Bernstein ‘Memory Project’ Brings Fans Of Composer Together
For some, Leonard Bernstein was the person who opened up the world of classical music for the first time. Others played in his orchestras. One man remembers hearing of Bernstein’s death as a 9-year-old. Composer, conductor and teacher, Bernstein touched the lives of millions of people around the world during his 50-year career, and now…
-
Fast Forward ‘Wizard Of Lies’ Asks New Questions About Bernie Madoff Drama
The latest film about infamous swindler Bernard Madoff, whose decades-long Ponzi scheme cost clients more than $17 billion, ends with a question. “Do you think I’m a sociopath?” Madoff, played by Robert De Niro, asks journalist Diana B. Henriques in a prison interview. “The Wizard of Lies,” premiering on Time Warner Inc’s HBO on Saturday…
-
The Schmooze Bob Dylan Sells $20M Treasure Trove of Mementoes
Bob Dylan has sold his personal archive of notes, draft lyrics, poems, artwork and photographs to the University of Tulsa, where they will be made available to scholars and curated for public exhibitions, the school said on Wednesday. The 6,000 item collection spans nearly the entire length of Dylan’s 55 year-long career, and many have…
-
Fast Forward L.A. Times Accepts Ad Denouncing Israel Trip in Oscar Swag Bag
Oscar-nominated celebrities were urged on Wednesday to skip a $55,000 trip to Israel offered as part of an awards gift bag. Two U.S.-based groups campaigning for an end to Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian Territories made the plea in a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times that appeared five days before the Academy Awards…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward The judge in Maduro’s case is an Orthodox Jew — and displays a Torah verse in his chambers
- 2
Culture Bob Dylan warned us about guys like Stephen Miller
- 3
News He stormed the Capitol wearing a Camp Auschwitz sweatshirt 5 years ago. Where is he now?
- 4
Antisemitism Decoded Things are only going to get worse for Jews from here
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Longtime pro-Israel Democrat Steny Hoyer announces retirement from Congress
-
Politics Cameron Kasky embodies rising Gen Z Jewish criticism of Israel. Can it get him to Congress?
-
Opinion The ICE shooting in Minneapolis shattered my Holocaust survivor father’s American dream
-
Yiddish אוידיאָ: וואָס באַטײַט דער סידני־אַטאַק פֿאַר די ייִדן אין אויסטראַליע?AUDIO: What does the Sydney attack mean for Jews in Australia?
אַלעקס דאַפֿנער, פֿון מעלבורן, אַנאַליזירט די באַדינגונגען וואָס האָבן אפֿשר דערפֿירט צו דעם אומגליק.
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
