Were Babs and Bobby Buddies?
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
The Times also reports that Fischer “was said to be friendly” with Barbra Streisand when they were both students at Brooklyn’s Erasmus Hall high school.
The Forward’s Nathaniel Popper explored Fischer’s strange and hateful obsession with Jews back in 2004.
UPDATE: In other Barbra Streisand-related news, JTA reports (via Maariv) that the famed songstress will be participating in Israel’s 60th birthday celebrations, as will Steven Spielberg.
Did you know that only 2% of Forward readers donate to support our nonprofit newsroom? That 2% make it possible for millions to read the Forward without a paywall or subscription — removing any barriers to the full and fair Jewish story.
But while the Forward is free to read, it isn’t free to produce. Big stories — like deep dives into the antisemitism data, political scoops or reporting trips to college campuses — take months of research and fact-checking. All while we keep you informed of what you need to know each day.
— Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Forward Publisher & CEO
Support our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
