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Alyssa Katz named next Editor-in-Chief of the Forward
Award-winning journalist will assume editorial leadership of the nation’s foremost Jewish media outlet
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Joel F. Brown named next Chairman of the Forward Association Board of Directors
Brown has served as a member of the Forward board and of the Forward Association for 10 years
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The Forward Announces Launch of the Sy Syms Endowment for Journalistic Excellence
$1 million endowment will help develop the next generation of journalistic talent
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The Forward Announces Gifts of Domains Yiddish.com and Yiddish.org by Elie Hirschfeld and his wife, Sarah Hirschfeld, MD
The domains become important parts of the Forward’s historic Yiddish content thanks to this generous donation accompanied by a cash gift
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Fake ‘Forward’ articles posted online and circulated on X
Source and motivation of disinformation unclear
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The Forward Garners the Most Wins of any Publication at the Religion News Association 2024 Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards
The RNA Awards showcase religion journalism excellence in the news media
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Why we’ve taken down the Forward paywall
An open letter to our readers
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Forward essay on growing up with a biracial Yiddish identity wins 1st place Rockower Award
In her essay, Kyla Kupferstein Torres describes the warm relationship she had with her Holocaust survivor grandparents
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Forward awarded Stern Grant at IAJGS Jewish Genealogy Conference
The grant will support translation and online access to genealogical records in the Forward’s archive
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Forward wins 12 first-place prizes at 41st Annual AJPA Simon Rockower Awards
The Forward won 43 Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism — a new record
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