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2 Forward writers win Excellence in Feature Journalism awards
The Society for Features Journalism, which celebrates innovation in lifestyle, arts and entertainment journalism, recognized the diverse work of two Forward writers at its 2020 Excellence in Features Awards. Contributing Art Critic Jackson Arn won second place in the Arts & Entertainment Commentary Portfolio category for his incisive (but considered) review of Daniel Mendelsohn’s essay…
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Eagles owner announces Hitler doc after DeSean Jackson ‘Hitler’ scandal
A surprise announcement by the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles poses a compelling question about how to correct anti-Semitic ignorance: Can you fight Hitler with Hitler? The football team is now weighing the level of punishment appropriate for wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who praised anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and shared quotes dubiously…
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Sacha Baron Cohen pranked Giuliani — and Giuliani called the cops
When he’s not crusading against Facebook, Sacha Baron Cohen appears to be busy working on a new season of his Showtime series “Who Is America?” His latest mark? America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, whom Baron Cohen surprised in a lace bathing suit, prompting Giuliani to alert the police. Giuliani said he didn’t know it was Baron…
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If this Joe Shapiro didn’t help Trump cheat on the SATs — did a different one?
Will the real Joe Shapiro please stand up? The Trump White House denies the charge, bundled in a forthcoming family tell-all, that the president paid a ringer named Joe Shapiro to sit for his SATs. Now, the widow of one Joe Shapiro identified as Trump’s proxy is insisting he had no hand in helping the…
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In Nazi-era Austria, he needed a father; he found Sigmund Freud
Nikolaus Leytner’s “The Tobacconist,” is one of the more striking and nuanced movies to deal with the rise of Nazism. Set in Vienna in the 30’s, and based on Robert Seethaller’s 2017 best-selling novel, it’s a coming of age tale that recounts the experiences of Franz (Simon Morze), a horny 17-year-old whose personal, political and…
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How did we forget Lucy Dawidowicz?
“The War Against the Jews,” that remarkably concise phrase denoting the immensity of the Holocaust, entered common parlance with the publication of Lucy S. Dawidowicz’s pioneering study, “The War Against the Jews, 1933-1945” in 1975. The book — which is still in print — is a popular history of both Nazi anti-Semitism and the Jewish…
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Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy — and yeah, there’s a Jewish backstory
It would appear that not even the elite wear Brooks Brothers when they’re working from home. The coronavirus pandemic has felled a preppy giant, with the storied clothing brand filing for bankruptcy this month. Established in 1818, the clothier claims to have dressed 40 presidents and popularized Harris tweed. Regulars at country clubs and trading…
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The Odyssey Of Dr. Richard Simms — An Art Collector Like No Other
Editor’s Note: On this day in 1867, the artist Käthe Kollwitz was born. Today, we revisit the first story in our four-part series about the life and career of Dr. Richard Simms, a dentist who became one of the world’s foremost collectors of Kollwitz’s work. Part II may be read here. When Richard A. Simms…
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Did Trump pay a Jewish kid to take his SATs for him?
In her forthcoming book, Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump vivisects the current resident of the White House, documenting a family legacy of emotional abuse and special treatment that made him the man he is today. But according to Trump, a clinical psychologist, not all of the president’s advantages fell under the family’s escutcheon; the young…
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Weirdest George Soros canard yet puts billionaire in cahoots with Beyoncé
In between funding Antifa, bringing caravans of undocumented immigrants to the U.S. border and planning nationwide protests against police violence, Jewish billionaire George Soros is spearheading a decades-long con to hide Beyoncé’s secret Italian heritage from the world. At least, that’s what one Florida politician wants you to believe. On July 4, Congressional candidate K.W….
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The JCC theater camp director who changed my life
There I was: 10 years old, tiny, squeaky, with a mediocre haircut and crooked teeth, delivering a Shakespearean monologue on the big stage at the Denver, Colorado JCC. I was playing Nick Bottom in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” It was a big character, and a big challenge for me, congenitally shy as I was. But…
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