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Who Are Jews Backing In The Democratic Race? Hint: Not Bernie, Or Biden
Senator Bernie Sanders holds the record for the most successful Jewish presidential campaign in American history. He has relatives who died in the Holocaust. He’s speaking more about his Jewish identity. He once played a rabbi in a movie, and he barely even had to act. He is not, however, the presidential candidate who is…
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The Forward’s Jewish Donor Tracking Methodology, Explained
For the past few months, the Forward has been working on a project to quantitatively analyze Jewish political activity in the Democratic presidential primary. Our first article in this series, examining Jewish donations to Democratic presidential candidates, can be read here. Which donors did we track? Every three months, candidates for president and Congress have…
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Jeffrey Epstein Gave $500K To A Jewish School — The One His Lawyer’s Kids Went To
The elite Jewish school that received a $500,000 donation from Jeffrey Epstein had a unique connection to the mysterious financier charged for sex trafficking of minor girls. The lawyer responsible for getting Epstein his “deal of a lifetime” sent his children to that very school, and was a leader in that community. In October 2007,…
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‘Jewish Values’ Investors Are Targeting An Israeli Company — For The First Time
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is a poster child for Israeli economic success. Built from a group of companies founded in the early years of the 20th century, Teva grew to become one of the largest generic drug producers on the planet, with revenue last year at nearly $19 billion. But it has come under increasing criticism…
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Jordan Peterson’s Starting A ‘Free Speech Hub’ — And Extremists Are Intrigued
Last month, the Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson announced that he would be launching a new social media hub called Thinkspot. Peterson described the site, which he has said will go live in August, as a kind of “anti-censorship platform” that will operate as an alternative to crowdfunding services like Patreon and other outlets including YouTube…
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Revealing The Hidden Jews Of North Dakota
This story began in 1858 with the birth of my great-grandfather in a Russian shtetl. But the most recent chapter began six years ago at the Ashley Jewish Homesteaders Cemetery in Ashley, North Dakota. My great-grandfather, a Russian-Jewish immigrant turned first-time farmer on the Dakota plains, is buried there, along with other members of the…
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This Twitter Alternative Was Supposed To Be Nicer, But Bigots Love It Already
“Shalom goys! Remember to accept more illegal immigrants into the USA! Remember diversity is your strength goy! What’s that? Why doesn’t Israel accept rapefugees? Uh… because… OY VEY LOOK AT THE TIME! Have to go!” These words, which are accompanied by a caricature of a large-nosed, yarmulke-wearing Jew, read like the kind of white supremacist…
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The Chutzpah to Change: Embracing the Future at a Jewish Cultural Touchstone
Media leadership can be a tough gig. Gratifying, sure. Interesting, always. Occasionally, if you have a great team and you work really hard, you get a sign that things are going your way. That has happened twice with my publication, the Forward (originally named The Jewish Daily Forward), in the past few weeks. First, we…
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American Jews Divided On Israel Are Uniting — In Anti-ICE ‘Never Again’ Protests
If you’re liberal, Jewish and Zionist, it has been difficult to find a home in the earth-shaking activist movements of the past decade. A leading Black Lives Matter group called Israel an “apartheid state” in its platform. Leaders of the Women’s March earned the ire of many Jews for their unapologetic anti-Zionism and ties to…
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What We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Childhood
Registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wanted to be considered a member of the East Coast elite — but his childhood was solidly middle-class, at a time and place where ethnicity was an important part of identity, according to “Filthy Rich,” a book about Epstein written by James Patterson, the bestselling author of the Alex Cross…
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Judaism Unbound Is Tracking The Emerging Digital Jewish Future, One Podcast At A Time
At the podcast party, guests trickled in slowly, but no one was really there. They ate only the food they brought, and no one exchanged either a hug or a handshake. The venue chosen by the hosts gave everyone pretty much the same view of the speakers. That’s because the podcast party happened online. Judaism…
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