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We can end homelessness now
Heading into 2021, Los Angeles faces two hard truths about its homeless crisis: It’s bad, and it’s going to get worse. That’s why, when the Forward brought together four experts on the subject for a Dec. 15 Zoom discussion, I just wanted to focus on solutions. We know it’s bad— what can we do, now,…
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LAPD release photo of suspect in murder of Iranian Jewish businessman
Following last month’s violent stabbing that left a 62-year-old Iranian Jewish businessman dead in his downtown Los Angeles jewelry store, Los Angeles police have recently released photos and information about the potential suspect in the case. According to a brief LAPD report, the suspect was inside the victim’s store for approximately six minutes where he…
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L.A. police release photo of suspect in murder of Iranian Jewish businessman
Following last month’s violent stabbing that left a 62-year-old Iranian Jewish businessman dead in his downtown Los Angeles jewelry store, Los Angeles police have recently released photos and information about the potential suspect in the case. According to a brief report from the Los Angeles police department, the suspect was inside the victim’s store for…
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Max Rose on his run for mayor and what it means to be a ‘New York Jew’
Max Rose offered a taste of what his New York City mayoral bid will look like during a Wednesday event with the Forward, assailing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s tenure and pledging to fight for the working class while eschewing political labels. “I embrace the notion of moral populism,” said Rose, a Democrat who lost his…
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‘Coming home:’ The peace agreement with Israel is a source of joy and healing for Morocco’s Jewish diaspora
The peace agreement between Israel and Morocco is more than political to the North African nation’s global Jewish diaspora — it’s deeply personal. Once the largest Jewish community in the Arab world, today, only 2,000 Jews live in Morocco. A million more live around the world, with the biggest communities in Israel and France. Large-scale…
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On TikTok, on the pulpit and in legal rulings, rabbis tell congregants: get vaccinated
The TikTok video of Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld receiving a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine isn’t racking up Cardi B numbers, but it has reached an impressive 400,000 views. “I saw an advertisement that they were looking for people for their clinical trial,” Rabbi Herzfeld, 46, said. “I am not a doctor or a nurse,…
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Online antisemitism peaks during moments of national tension. And it’s being partly driven by Russian trolls.
Soon after the 2017 far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a Twitter user going by the name “jojoh888” knew who was to blame for the clashes between neo-Nazis and the antifa activists who opposed them: George Soros, the Jewish billionaire and progressive philanthropist. “George Soros is the puppet master. He’s funding both sides,” the account tweeted,…
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A Netanyahu adviser once gave Tony Blinken Hanukkah joke advice. Thankfully, he ignored it.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A decades-old memo unveiled by the National Archives on Tuesday shows that Tony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, knows when Hanukkah humor is good, and when it’s as undercooked as a raw latke. The Archives is posting documents relating to the celebration of Hanukkah every day of the…
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Frum Flush: at World Series of Poker, an Orthodox Jew makes final table
It’s been all gimmels for Gershon Distenfeld at the 2020 World Series of Poker main event. The Orthodox Jewish resident of Bergenfield, New Jersey, is one of nine contestants to advance to the last round of the no-limit Texas Hold ‘em tournament, whose winner — considered to be the world champion of poker in a…
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Meet Jeff Hauser, the Jewish gadfly pushing Biden to the left
Most progressives do a delicate dance each time President-elect Joe Biden considers a slate of moderates for a cabinet job, trying to nudge him to the left without alienating the coming administration. But not Jeff Hauser, who is brawling, not waltzing, his way through the transition and relishes the opportunity to take the heat for…
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Tiffany Haddish lends her voice to LA’s socially-distanced Hanukkah celebration
Los Angeles is getting a special gift for Hanukkah this year. Emmy-award winning actress Tiffany Haddish, along with Tom Kenny (“Spongebob Squarepants”), Mark Feuerstein (“Royal Pains”) and more, have brought to life a new Hanukkah-themed animated short, “The Broken Candle.” The film follows a Hanukkah candle box (voiced by Eugenio Derbez) that comes with a…
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