‘Great British Bake Off’ host Matt Lucas discovers his family member lived with Anne Frank’s family
While the Jewish comic actor had been told that some of his family died in Nazi camps, he didn’t know any specific names or stories
Fast Forward
-
Democrat Josh Shapiro boasts Republican Jewish support in close race for Pennsylvania governor
10 former and current Republican state officials called Doug Mastriano, the GOP nominee for governor, ‘extreme’ and ‘dangerous’
-
-
Exiled from Russia, Pinchas Goldschmidt is formally out as Moscow’s chief rabbi after 29 years
An influential spiritual leader in much of Europe, he had left Russia following its invasion of Ukraine
The Latest
-
New York jeweler reports precious Torah stolen at Venetian hotel in Las Vegas
Jack Abraham offers a $10,000 reward for return of a scroll that has traveled with him on business for years
-
Baruch Lebovits, convicted child abuser whose case shed light on Hasidic justice system, dies at 71
Lebovits pled guilty to sex abuse in 2014. The saga of his criminal trial was the subject of a New Yorker article.
-
Tennessee court dismisses Jewish couple’s lawsuit alleging religious bias in adoption law
Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram have successfully fostered a teenaged girl despite being turned down for training by a Tennessee adoption agency
-
Unique Canadian Jewish institution is back in force as hundreds gather at Niagara Falls
The Limmud FSU Canada festival attracted more than 350 participants
-
After years of unofficial segregation, Tel Aviv University offers mixed Jewish-Arab dorm rooms
The pilot program was developed 'out of a sense that it’s what the students want,' the university’s commissioner of equality and diversity explained
-
In Highland Park’s Jewish community, few are untouched by deadly mass shooting
The alleged killer was charged with murder Tuesday night, as a local synagogue prepared to mourn a community member killed in the massacre.
-
Ben & Jerry’s files lawsuit against Unilever over sale of Israeli operations
The ice cream company is seeking to stop the sale to American Quality Products, deeming the transaction ‘inconsistent’ with its views of Israeli settlements
-
What you need to know about Highland Park, the very Jewish Chicago suburb rattled by July 4 shooting
The tragedy struck the heart of one of the country’s idyllic suburban Jewish capitals, with a rich Jewish history that dates back to the early 20th century
Explore
Most Popular
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Israeli woman en route to deliver her baby is killed in terror attack
-
Fast Forward Police raid homes of mohels in Antwerp, in investigation into possible illegal circumcisions
-
Fast Forward City moves to end license for organizers of community garden who required members to oppose Zionism
-
Fast Forward Chicago theater cancels screening of post-Oct. 7 documentary, citing community ‘safety and well-being’
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
