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In advance of the inauguration, Jewish parents and schools are on edge
Nicole Goldstein’s children grew up on Capitol Hill; the grand monuments of the National Mall are their backyard. “It’s their Capitol,” she said. Her children, a daughter in middle school and a son in high school, felt personally attacked as they watched rioters break the windows and storm the Capitol. “We have spent a lot…
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Cantor’s children’s book offers healing in the wake of Pittsburgh massacre
To Cantor Steven Stoehr, Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood was a haven of ethnic diversity and harmony, with a charm that felt like nothing could disrupt it. That’s the first thing he wants readers to know in “That’s What Friends Do,” a children’s book he wrote about the aftermath of the 2018 shooting that took 11…
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No refrigerators left: L.A.’s COVID-19 spike swamps Jewish mortuaries
On one recent Saturday night, mortuary director Moe Goldsman got his first call at 10 p.m., his second at 12:30 a.m., and his third at 1:45 a.m. He worked through the night and went to sleep at dawn. With coronavirus numbers skyrocketing in Southern California since Thanksgiving, Goldsman’s Sholom Mortuary is struggling to keep pace…
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Enough for a minyan: A Jewish Who’s Who of Biden’s Cabinet-to-Be
As President-elect Joe Biden announced his picks for the Cabinet, the joke went around on Jewish Twitter that the West Wing would have a minyan. Indeed, at least 10 prominent Jews have been nominated to key positions. There’s Ronald Klain (chief of staff); Anthony Blinken (Secretary of State); Janet Yellen (Treasury); Merrick Garland (Attorney General);…
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Q & A: The Freedom Rider rabbi arrested on the same day as John Lewis
In 1961, the story of the Freedom Riders captured the American imagination: young, mostly white Northern students teaming up with Southern, mostly black civil-rights activists to stage acts of civil disobedience by simply riding together on segregated buses. Traveling through the South in Integrated groups, the activists faced violence and arrests, followed by weeks-long stays…
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‘It is up to us to finish’: Read Warnock’s MLK Shabbat sermon that hackers disrupted
Editor’s note: Authorities are investigating a hack that disrupted the MLK Shabbat sermon that the Rev. Raphael Warnock delivered on Friday night at a virtual service hosted by an Atlanta synagogue. In his speech, Warnock – the pastor at Dr. King’s Ebenezer Baptist Church and the newly elected United States Senator from Georgia – talked…
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’It’s never been uncomplicated for me:’ A Black-Jewish voice for hope
Editor’s note: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Forward is resurfacing some of our recent coverage related to the Black-Jewish experience and racial justice. This article originally appeared in June, 2020. There has long been a very stale debate in the Jewish community over how to partner with Black America for change….
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A police crackdown in a Black neighborhood paved the way for a Jewish resurgence
The exodus of Black residents from La Cienega Heights reflects a broader trend of Black migration out of L.A.’s core
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Zach Banner speaks out for Black and Jewish understanding
Editor’s note: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Forward is resurfacing some of our recent coverage related to the Black-Jewish experience and racial justice. This article originally appeared in July, 2020. As an offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Zach Banner is paid to throw all six feet, eight inches and 350…
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John Lewis was the model of black-Jewish relations we need right now
Editor’s note: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Forward is resurfacing some of our recent coverage related to the Black-Jewish experience and racial justice. This article originally appeared in July, 2020. The death of Rep. John Lewis comes at a particularly fraught time for blacks and Jews in America. A series of…
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An Orthodox synagogue and a Black church search for shared history with a walk through a once-integrated neighborhood
Editor’s note: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Forward is resurfacing some of our recent coverage related to the Black-Jewish experience and racial justice. This article originally appeared in August, 2020. Half of the students in the Zoom class were from Liberty Grace Church of God, a Black Baptist church in Baltimore….
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