For 125 years, the Forward has delivered accurate, timely and nuanced news to American Jews. From breaking news to in-depth investigations, our reporting team covers the people, institutions and issues that define the many ways to be Jewish in the…
News
-
As Iran Policy Shifts, Activists Reassess
Washington — Shifting American policy toward Iran is forcing pro-Israel activists to re-examine their priorities and tweak some positions that now seem out-of-sync with the new winds in Washington. Regardless of the election results, experts and observers are already seeing changes in the way America is dealing with the Iranian nuclear issue: a broader dialogue…
-
Glitches Expected in Jewish Exit Polling
Washington — Barring a repeat of the problems and lawsuits that marred presidential voting eight years ago, Americans should know the name of their next leader soon after the polls close on November 4. Dissecting the Jewish vote may well be a story for another day. Exit polling conducted for the major television networks and…
-
CAMPAIGN CONFIDENTIAL: Jews Flock to Obama, Hikind Backs McCain, Khalidi Ties Resurface, JStreet Picks 41 Pols
Jews Flock To Obama A new poll suggests that Barack Obama has won over significant numbers of Jewish voters during the past few months and could match historic Democratic levels of Jewish support. Obama now has the support of 74% of likely Jewish voters, compared to 22% for John McCain, according to a poll released…
The Latest
-
Elinor Guggenheimer Remembered
IF YOU HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS, “BREAK A LEG” DOES NOT MEAN GOOD LUCK “So far I have not broken anything, but have had my knees replaced,” said Jane Brody, health columnist for the New York Times and an honoree at the September 24 National Osteoporosis Foundation luncheon at the Pierre. “The best predictor in mid-life [for…
-
Kosher Plant Struggles as Owner Faces Arrest and Fines
The kosher meat giant Agriprocessors shut down major portions of its slaughter operations at the same time that the company’s former CEO was arrested and the state of Iowa imposed a $10 million fine on the meat producer. On October 30, federal prosecutors arrested Sholom Rubashkin, son of Agriprocessors founder Aaron Rubashkin. The younger Rubashkin,…
-
Palin Questions Obama’s Israel Support; Wasserman Schultz Says ‘Look Who’s Talking’
Hello pot, the kettle’s on Line 3. Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who doesn’t exactly have the strongest bona fides when it comes to Israel or any foreign policy, is questioning whether Democrat Barack Obama is really as staunch a supporter of Israel as he contends. CBS News reports that at a rally in…
-
Woman To Lead Conservative Rabbis
The central organization for Conservative rabbis has appointed a woman as its top executive, making it the first of the three major Jewish denominations to appoint a woman as the head staffer for one of its organizational bodies. The Rabbinical Assembly announced on October 29 that Rabbi Julie Schonfeld had been appointed to take over…
-
A Book Rescues Jewish LPs From Obscurity
It’s probably safe to assume that most people aren’t familiar with the oeuvre of Johnny Yune, a Korean-American comedian who spent the 1980s making martial arts parody films — and the 1960s as a fixture on the Israeli nightclub scene in New York. Same goes for Juan Calle and his Latin Lantzmen, a band whose…
-
A Serious Talk
Josie, my second grader, came home from school the other day with a book she’d borrowed. (I’m not bragging, but she’s plowed through her classroom’s entire library, so her teacher sends her to third grade for books. Okay, I’m bragging.) When I noticed it in her backpack, I blanched. It was a Holocaust book —…
-
Agriprocessors Hit With $10 Million in Fines
Agriprocessors, the largest kosher meat company in the country until recently, has been hit with nearly $10 million in fines for withholding workers’ wages. According to the office of the Iowa labor commissioner, who issued the fines on Wednesday, more than 2,000 workers employed by the company had their wages illegally reduced within the past…
-
Israel To Attend Gathering Organized by Saudi Arabia
Israel will attend a high-level interfaith meeting sponsored by Saudi Arabia that is set to be held at the United Nations in November. The conference, formally organized by the president of the U.N.’s General Assembly, is a follow-up to another Saudi-sponsored interfaith meeting held in Spain over the summer. Israeli officials were not invited to…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward After Netanyahu and Cindy McCain meet, she calls out ‘desperation’ in Gaza, and he accuses her of ‘misrepresentation’
- 2
Sports Forget being caught on camera at a Coldplay concert — I was caught on Shabbat at Yankee Stadium
- 3
Fast Forward ‘Be a human being about this’: Ritchie Torres, Adam Friedland and a sensational confrontation over the Israel-Hamas War
- 4
Film & TV ‘Caught Stealing’ gives us tough, Hasidic drug lords — is it good for the Jews?
In Case You Missed It
-
Yiddish אַ וויכטיק ווערק פֿון מוזיקאָלאָג משה בערעגאָווסקי פּובליקירט צום ערשטן מאָלImportant work by musicologist Moyshe Beregovsky published for the first time
דאָס בוך נעמט אַרײַן דעם ייִדישן טעקסט, זײַן רוסישע איבערזעצונג און אַ קאָמענטאַר אויף ביידע שפּראַכן.
-
Fast Forward Jewish judge overturns Trump administration’s Harvard funding freeze, ruling antisemitism allegations were a ‘smokescreen’
-
Fast Forward Israeli fashion brand launches campaign protesting starvation in Gaza
-
Fast Forward Jewish Studies faculty at U of Oregon rally to protect their jobs from feared budget cuts
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
