Melody Amsel-Arieli
By Melody Amsel-Arieli
-
News A Custodian Of Memories
One day, to enhance his act, a peg-legged tightrope walker balanced a small iron cooking stove on his back. During one ill-fated performance, the high wire snapped and the performer fell to the ground, mortally wounded. A priest administered the last rites, then leaned down to catch the man’s dying words. The acrobat gasped, “But…
-
News Remembering the Rosh Hashanah Cards of Yesteryear
When I was a child in New Jersey, I would correspond with a cousin who lived in Israel. I relished the missives I got from afar. Back then, my thoughts of Israel were based on what I saw in my Hebrew school textbook, “World Over”: women on tractors and desert battles. The letters were a…
Explore
Most Popular
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward New York Times adds editors’ note to front-page image of emaciated Gaza toddler after backlash
-
Opinion Recognizing a Palestinian state is a great way to doom Palestinians
-
Fast Forward UK will recognize Palestinian state if Israel does not end ‘appalling situation’ in Gaza
-
Fast Forward UCLA settles antisemitism lawsuit with $6.13M payout, including donations to Jewish groups
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
