Lilly Maier is a news intern at the Forward. She is a graduate journalism student at New York University, where she studies as a Fulbright scholar. She also holds a B.A. in Jewish history from the University of Munich.
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Jared Kushner broke his usual Shabbat routine to help his father-in-law, Donald Trump, through a crisis sparked by the release of blockbuster tapes showing the presidential candidate lewdly discussing women. Kushner is an observant Orthodox Jew who normally does not work during Shabbat. But as the New York Times reported, he was among a group…
On Friday, October 7, Shabbat was approaching — and off the coast of Florida and Georgia, so was Hurricane Matthew, the category 3 storm called a “monster” by Florida’s governor, Rick Scott. Which is why instead of putting out the prayer books and ironing their best clothes in preparation for Jewish day of rest, congregations…
In the first-ever biography of Adolf Hitler, the Fuhrer was described as the “German savior” and compared to Jesus. Now, a historian thinks he found proof that it was not an admirer who penned the praise-singing book — it was Hitler himself. “Adolf Hitler: His Life and his Speeches” was first published in 1923, a…
Watch out, Pepe! In a fight against anti-Semitic and racist attacks, Twitter users are now using a secret weapon: Kermit the Frog. Kermit is framed as an anti-bigotry (but equally green) alternative to Pepe the Frog. Pepe is popular among “alt-right” Twitter trolls and white supremacists, and was recently declared an official hate-symbol by the…
After 18 years in New York, Ari White still calls himself a tourist. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that his cooking is true to his roots. He was raised in a conservative Jewish family in barbecue-loving El Paso. Combine those two elements of his background and you get Texas kosher barbecue. Following an…
Ira Goldberg was born in 1948, but he is apparently far from retirement — and knows a thing or two about luxe style. The 68-year-old serial burglar was arrested last month for stealing $30,000 worth of photo equipment from a gallery and 13 Marc Jacobs handbags worth another $5,000, according to Manhattan prosecutors. The story…
As we prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, shofars are blown in synagogues daily to mark the run-up to the High Holy Days. But what about yourself? Do you feel the need to toot your own horn? Look no further, we have compiled a list of the best shofars you can buy online –…
In less than two months Hillary Clinton could become the first female president of the United States. A group of challah-loving girls on the block is doing everything they can to make exactly that happen: Jewish Women for Hillary. “Jewish women are doers. They know how to get things done,” Betsy Sheerr, one of the…
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