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 and can be followed on Twitter @thislouis.
Louis Keene
By Louis Keene
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Fast Forward Deni Avdija wrote “Am Yisrael Chai” on his shoes. Then he played one of his best games of the year.
Avdija's all-around performance showcased the player the Wizards hope he can become more consistently
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News The greatest show in Division III? It’s a student-run sports broadcast
After a whirlwind season that could be described as the greatest in school history, this Yeshiva University team will soon bid farewell to its do-it-all leader, a savant who took the program to new heights. But this upstart bunch of bochurs doesn’t wear jerseys — unless you count their custom white polos — and its…
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News YU’s Turell dishes on Macs career, Sarachek, and preparing for the NBA draft
'It feels like just yesterday when I was playing in the tournament myself'
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Fast Forward Prince Harry and Meghan Markle donate to Jewish group to help Ukrainians
The British royals’ donation of an undisclosed amount is the highest profile to HIAS so far
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Fast Forward ‘Free the gays:’ Orthodox high schoolers, led by rabbi, take Purim skit too far
With Purim approaching last week, a number of Jewish organizations collaborated on a flyer that encouraged people to exercise sensitivity in their costumes. But one Orthodox high school didn’t get the memo. In a video that circulated on social media Tuesday, boys from Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles, or YULA, dressed up for…
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Fast Forward EU imposes sanctions on Abramovich, tightening vise on philanthropic oligarch
The European Union froze the assets of Roman Abramovich and banned his travel Tuesday, becoming the latest governing body to impose sanctions on the Russian billionaire and Jewish philanthropist believed to have close ties to Vladimir Putin. Abramovich, an aluminum and oil magnate who attained celebrity as the owner of Chelsea FC, a West London…
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Fast Forward Yeshiva’s Ryan Turell declares for the draft, could become first Sabbath-observant Jew in the NBA
After a season leading the nation in scoring and his Yeshiva University team into the record books, Ryan Turell declared for the NBA Draft Tuesday, formalizing his intent to become the first Orthodox Jewish player in the history of the league and one of the few Division III stars to make the leap. Turell, a…
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News Chicago 8th grader says she was made to draw pro-Nazi poster
It was a decidedly perplexing social studies assignment, even before Gladys Shelby’s teacher told her she didn’t have to draw swastikas to get a good grade. As part of a unit on the Holocaust, Gladys, an eighth grader at Eliza Chappell Elementary, a public school in Chicago, had to design her own Nazi propaganda poster….
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