Who Is Morris B. Squire?
Nextbook tracks down the eccentric 84-year-old millionaire behind one of today’s most exciting Jewish engagement initiatives aimed at 20-somethings: a worldwide system of Moishe Houses, located in some 20 cities around the world.
Philanthropist Morris “Moishe” Squire subsidizes rent on the houses, and in exchange the residents turn them into community hubs where young Jews — whether they lean hippie or fratty — can hang out, engage with their heritage, and build community on their own terms (whether that means Shabbat dinners or poker nights). For a relatively modest sum, Squire has had a big impact, from Seattle to Minsk.
It’s an unconventional approach, but then again Squire, as Nextbook shows, is a pretty unconventional guy.
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Why I became the Forward’s editor-in-chief
You are surely a friend of the Forward if you’re reading this. And so it’s with excitement and awe — of all that the Forward is, was, and will be — that I introduce myself to you as the Forward’s newest editor-in-chief.
And what a time to step into the leadership of this storied Jewish institution! For 129 years, the Forward has shaped and told the American Jewish story. I’m stepping in at an intense time for Jews the world over. We urgently need the Forward’s courageous, unflinching journalism — not only as a source of reliable information, but to provide inspiration, healing and hope.
, editor-in-chiefSupport our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
