Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
-
Fast Forward Queen Elizabeth, whose reign encompassed the 20th-century ascent of British Jewry, dead at 96
British Jewish leaders echoed figures from around the globe in pronouncing the 'end of an era.'
-
News In Vermont, Becca Balint is running for Congress with the hope (and wariness) of a second-generation Holocaust survivor
If she is elected, the anti-BDS progressive will arrive with an ethos defined by the Holocaust to an extent not seen since Tom Lantos, the only survivor elected to Congress
-
Fast Forward Israel advances plan to build 700 units in Jerusalem neighborhood that opponents say encroaches on Palestinian village
High-rise apartment buildings would come right up to the edge of Beit Safafa, a village that straddles Israel’s contested pre- and post-1967 lines
-
Fast Forward Military Religious Freedom Foundation and its Jewish leader face murder-for-hire threats
A solicitation offers $5,000 for a murder for hire — $6,000 if the victim is Jewish
-
Fast Forward Australian university student magazine calls for ‘death to Israel’
The university would not directly condemn the article, noting that the newspaper had editorial independence
-
Fast Forward Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader whose reforms included letting Jews leave for Israel, dies at 91
Gorbachev was a hero in Israel, where a potato was named for him and where he said he regretted the antisemitism that led to an exodus of Soviet Jews
-
Fast Forward Jan. 6 Proud Boy rioter who approached Chuck Schumer and who made antisemitic jokes in chat sentenced to 4.5 years
Security officials said Joshua Pruitt was rushing toward Chuck Schumer.
-
Fast Forward In Florida, Democrat Nikki Fried loses bid to take on Gov. Ron DeSantis in November
Charlie Crist, a two-term Republican governor who switched parties, will face DeSantis, who has drawn criticism for his associations with the far right of his party
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Culture RFK Jr.’s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon’s
- 2
Culture A shocking true story of Mexico’s Jewish community comes to Netflix
- 3
News As young Jews move away from Israel, Jewish leaders are reluctant to change their approach
- 4
Film & TV For ill and for good, this ‘Wicked’ song has become ubiquitous
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Oct. 7 families’ lawsuit says Bitcoin CEO, whom Trump pardoned, facilitated $1B in payments to Hamas and its allies
-
Opinion What does Mamdani’s response to synagogue protests mean for Jews? No one will like the answer.
-
Yiddish World New record label boasts young (and female) singers of cantorial music
-
Culture Can this LGBTQ+ Jewish organization navigate these turbulent times?
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
