How the Forward Survived Sandy, Israeli Elections

The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, not far from the Forward office in New York was flooded after a tidal surge caused by Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012. Image by getty images
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward managing editor Dan Friedman to discuss how the Forward is operating after Hurricane Sandy left 8 million gallons of water in the basement of the Forward office building. Then, opinion editor Gal Beckerman comes by to preview the upcoming Israeli elections.
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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.
