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‘I’m OK now’: How journalism helped one Gaza woman escape the war
With the generous help of Forward readers, Yasmine Ayyoub and her husband made it to Egypt
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Why I made cookies for Purim despite — actually, because of — the war
Using some of their favorite recipes, our Forward editor-in-chief made 134 cookies for the 134 Israeli hostages still in Gaza
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When hate comes to your hometown
Chants of "We don't want no Zionists here" felt like a "knife through the heart" to a Montclair mom
The Latest
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Etgar Keret is writing again — and teaching an AI chatbot to do it better
Five months into the war, the Israeli author tries to imagine what his country will look like in five years.
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Barnard’s draconian dorm-door policy threatens our democracy
'When did the “unintended effects” of what someone says become more important than their right to say it?'
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The Hebrew word we need right now doesn’t seem to exist
'Kneytsh,' the Yiddish word for 'nuance,' is the key ingredient currently missing from our conversations on the war
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Telling Israel’s war story, one voice at a time
The "Wartimes Diary" podcast series provides the most powerful window into life in Israel right now
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The loveliest place in Gaza is gone
“It was the most black day of my life to decide to leave Gaza,” describes Gaza City resident Jawdat Khoudary.
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What’s really behind the sanctions on Israeli settlers and UNRWA
How to understand two seemingly bold Biden administration steps to crack down on terror in the Middle East
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Why a Trump-Biden rematch is bad for the Jews
Just because we are stuck with a Biden-Trump rematch, doesn't mean we have to accept the degradation in our discourse.
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‘An urgent necessity’: This young woman needs your help to leave Gaza
For Gazans seeking to evacuate, GoFundMe pages are a lifeline.
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