Rebecca Massel is a Forward intern and a member of the Columbia College class of 2026.
Rebecca Massel
By Rebecca Massel
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News Which Jewish Democrats are standing by Biden, and which are waffling?
Only one Jewish Member of Congress has said publicly that the President should step down as the Democratic nominee
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News Netanyahu’s speech: Some members of Congress will boycott. Who else have they snubbed?
As Congress prepares to host Netanyahu, a look back at the past two decades shows that Israel’s leaders are not the only ones that have been boycotted
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News Should President Biden retire? Old Jewish men offer advice
President Joe Biden, age 81, faces pressure to step down as the Democratic Party's nominee in the 2024 election. Three active octogenarians have some thoughts
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News ‘The most important tattoo I ever did’: Artists volunteer to ink Oct. 7 survivors
A project called "HEALING INK" brings together tattooists from Israel and abroad
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News A former Dallas city councilwoman just died. Almost no one knew she was Jewish.
Rose Renfroe wanted to be buried as a Jew, her daughter said
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Fast Forward Some imagine a ‘President Josh Shapiro.’ Here’s what he said about Biden after the debate.
“I acknowledge, he had a bad night,” Shapiro said of President Joe Biden’s debate performance.
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News ‘Non-Zionary’: How some queer Jews are wrestling with Israel
“While I'm a raging Zionist,” said Blake Fonberg, who organizes Shabbat dinners for queer Jews, “it's important to create a space for Jews who aren’t Zionists.”
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Fast Forward Who is the Jewish attorney general taking on one of the state’s most powerful Democrats?
Matthew Platkin is making headlines for indicting power broker George E. Norcross III, but he also wants to combat rising antisemitism
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