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The Forced Witnesses: The Russians Who Watched The Nazi Killings
Eastern Russia, September 2011 Rostov-on-Don is currently a large metropolis in Central Russia. This was the first time I had gone so deep into Russia. The city is pretty, with big boulevards, wide sidewalks, and intense traffic. In late September, a warm wind still blows over the Azov Sea. On the day of our arrival,…
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The Oldest Book At This Fashion School Is A Jewish Tome On Priestly Garments
While the library at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology — also called FIT — has many books on fashion, the oldest tome in its collection is no Parisian catalogue, but rather a Jerusalem one: It’s a Renaissance-era book on the priestly garments worn in the Holy Temple in Ancient Israel, written by Johanne…
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Israel Appoints First Female Ultra-Orthodox Judge
She’s breaking the glass ceiling — all the way from the ultra-Orthodox enclave of Bnei Brak. Israel’s Judicial Selection Committee, overseen by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, has elected Chavi Toker to head the Jerusalem Magistrate Court on Thursday — making Toker Israel’s first female Haredi judge. Toker, 41, was born in England and grew up…
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How The Shabbat Dinner Is Becoming Trendy
Shabbat, that traditionally religious, meditative bookend of the working week, seems to be undergoing something of a renaissance. “The concept of spending quality time with friends and family while taking a break from scrolling on Instagram—is for everyone,” Ariel Okin wrote in a 2017 Vogue article, ‘How To Host A Shabbat Dinner And Why You…
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Calling All Jewish College Students: We Want To Hear From You!
Whether you’re Orthodox or just Jew-ish, the Forward College Guide was designed with you in mind. In its first year, the guide has already become an indispensable resource to tens of thousands of Jewish families. As we update our guide, we want to make sure even more perspectives are included, especially from students. So please…
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‘Shababnikim’: A Guide To Ultra-Orthodox Society
If you’ve spent any time in Jerusalem, you’ve seen these young men before. Sometimes, they appear in the Mamilla mall, ecstatic to be out on the town. You’ll see them on the public bus, or at a ‘mehadrin‘-kosher pizza shop, wearing identical black hats and holding the ubiquitous Israeli plastic bag. Finally, the Israeli TV…
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Was Vashti The First ‘#MeToo’?
(JTA) — When Meredith Jacobs was taught the Purim story as a little girl in the 1970s and ’80s, Esther was made out to be its heroine, while Queen Vashti was its “evil queen.” According to the Book of Esther, Vashti was banished by her husband, the Persian King Ahasuerus, for refusing his order to…
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Are Anti-Fur Protesters Hopelessly Out-Of-Touch?
Yesterday, as a model clad in a camel coat with slashed paint print walked down the Mary Katrantzou runway, an anti-fur protester came onto the runway, walking straight toward the model. She held her iPhone held aloft, as if to document her protest, and chanted, like the Septa Unella as she accompanied a naked Cersei…
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Meet The Hasidic Woman Who Rocks Out On The Drums
She’s known around Crown Heights as the frum woman with the drum set. Meet Dalia Shusterman, founder of “The New Moon All Stars Party Band”. When Shusterman first moved to Crown Heights, a woman with a drum set was a radical concept in the neighborhood. While setting up for their first show in town, women…
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Bay Area Jews Are America’s Most Secular
(JTA) — Andrew Kleinerman says he and his wife Amy share a “West Coast brand of Judaism.” The Kleinermans live in San Francisco, attend services about once a month and have traveled to Israel. Andrew is Jewish, Amy is not. Amy, who is Chinese-American, is thinking about converting to Judaism. One of the congregations where…
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Coach 1941’s Fall Collection Is A Twisted, Dark Romance Story Of America
Designer: Coach 1941 Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2018 Location: Basketball City on the East River. Jewish: Founder Miles Cahn is a Jew, but the current designer, Stuart Vevers, is not Jewish. There are three Jewish brands that are quintessentially American: Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Coach. These three brands live and breathe American “style” —…
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