Hey Peretz, Who You Calling Non-Zionist?
If the American Jewish Committee managed to get The New York Times to retract its use of the word “conservative” to describe the organization, perhaps we at the Forward could at least get an explanation from New Republic head honcho Marty Peretz for his recent assertion that we are “non-Zionist.” Is it because we’ve editorialized against the right-wing vision of Greater Israel and war in Iraq and Iran? Or that we don’t share Peretz’s obsession with demonizing George Soros?
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.
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