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Forward 50 2017
Norman Eisen
The Former Ethics Czar Fighting White House Corruption In the past year, Norman Eisen, 56, has quickly become Washington, D.C.’s ethics watchdog — vigilantly watching every move in the White House, ensuring that no wrongdoing goes uncovered. Born into a Jewish family in Los Angeles, Eisen, who keeps kosher, investigated anti-Semitism and civil rights violations…
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Forward 50 2017 Kathy Manning
Jewish Educational Trailblazer At a time when many Jewish organizations insist on going it alone, even though they struggle for money and members, what happened last year in the day school community defied the norm: Five well-established, distinct organizations representing diverse religious streams and approaches actually decided to meld into one. Key to this development…
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Forward 50 2017 Gal Gadot
A Real Wonder Woman The Forward 50 has historically only honored American Jews who have made differences in our lives, but in honor of the breakout year of Israeli actress Gal Gadot, we’re making a “wonder”-ful exception. The winner of the 2004 Miss Israel competition, the actress and model made her film debut playing an…
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Forward 50 2017 Sophie Ellman-Golan
The Jewish Activist Who Powered The Women’s March Sophie Ellman-Golan is an activist at the forefront of the fight for social and racial equality. After working at Everytown for Gun Safety, the nation’s largest gun violence prevention organization, she became the deputy head of communications and outreach for the Women’s March, the nationwide protest movement…
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Forward 50 2017 Kendrick Lamar
The Hebrew Israelite On Top Of The Rap World The rapper Kendrick Lamar has long explored spiritual themes on his chart-topping, Grammy-winning albums. But on his latest album, “Damn,” he evoked new biblical themes. “I’m an Israelite, don’t call me black no more,” he rapped. Elsewhere on the album, a snippet of Lamar’s cousin appeared,…
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Forward 50 2017 Rachel Bloom
Nothing Crazy About TV’s ‘Ex-Girlfriend’ If Disney princesses were historically accurate, they would be anti-Semites. If a Jewish girl sang a song to her boyfriend on Hanukkah, she most certainly would want him to “come kiss her mezuza tonight.” This is the world according to Rachel Bloom. An actress, singer and songwriter, Bloom got her…
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Forward 50 2017 Laura Loomer
‘Alt-Right’ Provocateur Or New-Wave Jewish Journalist? It’s hard to know how exactly to categorize Jewish “alt-right” personality Laura Loomer. Through a series of stunts, articles and social media campaigns, the proudly Jewish Loomer has embraced the anti-immigrant, anti-Islam platform of the fringe right, minus the anti-Semitism. Is she a performance artist? Or perhaps the Jewish…
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Forward 50 2017 Leah Greenberg
Indivisible’s Indispensible Guide To Grassroots Politics Along with her husband Ezra Levin, 31-year-old Leah Greenberg is the founder of Indivisible, a grassroots anti-Trump advocacy group that provides progressives with practical political guidance and has inspired thousands of local activist groups. Indivisible gives advice, like how to contact your local member of Congress, the best tactics…
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Forward 50 2017 Dan Fogelman
The Master At Making America Cry (In A Good Way) American Jews have always been great at getting laughs. They’re less well known for drawing tears. As the creator of NBC’s “This Is Us,” Dan Fogelman has been doing precisely that — and has created this year’s highest-rated new show in the process. Fogelman, 38,…
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Forward 50 2017 Emily Shire
Starting The Debate On Zionism And Feminism Emily Shire’s Twitter bio says it all — combining pride in Israel, feminism and femininity, too: “My high school yearbook quotes were of Golda Meir and Carrie Bradshaw.” Shire, a 27-year-old law school student and contributor to the Forward, became a voice for young feminist Zionists when she…
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Forward 50 2017 Mark Zuckerberg
The Most Powerful Man In Media And Tech — And That’s Not Fake News Throughout the country — maybe even in your hometown — there have been Mark Zuckerberg sightings. The 33-year-old Facebook founder has left Silicon Valley and gone out among the people, powering through a New Year’s resolution to visit all the states…
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