This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish culture where you’ll learn about the latest (and sometimes earliest) in Jewish art, music (including of course Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen), film, theater, books as well as the secret Jewish history of…
Culture
-
Books
Netanyahu memoir: Democrats feeling more leftist pressure on Israel than they publicly admit
In the new book, the former Israeli prime minister details his relations with four US presidents
-
Nadler challenger releases porn video of himself
Protecting sex workers is one of his campaign’s three pillars. Apparently, he had to prove it by releasing hist own porn video on Pornhub
-
This social media site is ready to fund a Christian nationalist America
Using a recent PayPal scandal as a springboard, Gab is promoting its new financial app
The Latest
-
I’m not Hasidic, but an afternoon in Williamsburg deepened my appreciation of Sukkot
A serendipitous visit to a fair during the holiday gave me a window into Hasidic life that challenged my preconceptions
-
Sports How at least one Jewish baseball player has beaten the Koufax jinx and the Kol Nidre curse
Statistics prove that playing on the holiest day of the year can be problematic for some Jewish players — not so for Alex Bregman
-
Bintel Brief I’m afraid the news of my divorce — and new love — might kill my ailing father
Bintel advises: 'Honor thy father and mother.' And that means telling the truth
-
Music On Paul Simon’s birthday, his 7 most Jewish songs
Although Simon is rarely thought of as a Jewish songwriter, a theological current runs through some of his work.
-
Film & TV The chillingly evil Angela Lansbury performance that will stand the test of time
Obit writers have focused on 'Murder, She Wrote' and 'Mame,' but 'The Manchurian Candidate' is the one that will be remembered
-
Film & TV ‘Amsterdam’ dreams of a Black-Jewish alliance, but doesn’t want to fight for it
David O. Russell's pseudo-history lesson downplays the effort needed to fight white supremacy
-
Books The courageous German ‘orchestra’ that tried (and failed) to stop Hitler
Tom Dunkel's absorbing history chronicles the little-known exploits of the Germans' resistance in WWII
-
Art How a teenage photographer captured a vanishing world before the Holocaust
Richard Scheuer's images of ordinary life in 1934 are both unsettling and prescient
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
- 2
Fast Forward First Puka Nacua, now Mookie Betts: Why do sports stars keep getting antisemitic around a Jewish streamer?
- 3
Fast Forward After MIT professor’s killing, Jewish influencers spread unverified antisemitism claim
- 4
Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Holocaust survivor event features a Rob Reiner video address — recorded just weeks before his death
-
Fast Forward In Reykjavik, Hanukkah offers a chance for Iceland’s tiny, isolated Jewish community to come together
-
Opinion When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.
-
Fast Forward ‘The most Australian name’: Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack, embodies a nation’s grief
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
