Louis Keene is a reporter for the Forward. His work has also been published in The New York Times, New York magazine and Vice. He is based in Los Angeles.
Louis Keene
By Louis Keene
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Looking Forward A handcrafted Torah ark perished in the L.A. wildfires. My dad’s was seeking a new home.
A family treasure will accompany Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center on their travels
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Fast Forward Could a $1,700 rebate change the landscape of Jewish education?
What a national school voucher program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will mean for American Jews — and why it’s dividing them
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Sports Pick-and-deli-roll? Brooklyn Nets draft Jewish duo in an NBA first
The Nets selected Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf — both Israeli citizens — with the 26th and 27th picks
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Sports A ‘lefty jitterbug’ and a ‘funky’ forward: Get to know the Jewish players in the 2025 NBA Draft
An NBA draft expert gives us the scoop on Danny Wolf and Ben Saraf
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani could become NYC’s first Muslim mayor after Cuomo concedes Democratic primary
Ranked-choice voting results will become final next week after all votes are counted
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Fast Forward How Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz’s biblical bickering explains the MAGA divide on Israel
Debating Israel and Iran, Carlson and Cruz got hung up on a verse from Genesis. Who read it right?
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News A groundbreaking agreement for LGBTQ+ Orthodox Jews collapsed after 50 days. What happened?
How Yeshiva University’s settlement with a campus Pride club fell apart
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Fast Forward At an Iranian Jewish hangout, retirees wonder if regime change is in the cards
Over backgammon and rummy, Iranian expats dream of Israel defeating the regime that drove them out of their homeland
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