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Angry Brooklyn Protesters Disrupt Hearing On Broadway Triangle Rezoning
“El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!” The people united will never be defeated! Protesters chanted loudly as police led them away from a public hearing this week on rezoning a portion of Brooklyn’s Broadway Triangle to make room for a controversial new development on a rare slice of available land in the booming borough. Seven…
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EXCLUSIVE: Iconic Jewish Charity Illegally Loaned $500K To CEO, Regulators Say
One of the American Jewish community’s most iconic charities appears to have broken New York state law by loaning its CEO over $500,000 to help him buy property. Known for its ubiquitous blue-and-white charity boxes, present in virtually every American synagogue and Hebrew school for generations, Jewish National Fund is a major American Zionist organization…
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Annual Festival Celebrates Free Speech — And Chicago’s ‘King Of The Hobos’
This Saturday, travel back in time to the innocent days before Facebook and Twitter, when in order to have an argument with a stranger, you actually had to do it in person. The Newberry Library’s annual Bughouse Square Debates revive a glorious era in the park’s history, back in the early 20th century, when socialists,…
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After Documenting Holocaust Graves, This French Priest Takes on IS Crimes
She was 22 when she was sold to a high-ranking soldier in the Islamic State group. And she knew she was privileged, getting a high-ranking husband. After all, most Yazidi girls are sold 25 times at minimum. Being owned by a high-ranking official meant she would most likely be kept for longer. Every morning, her…
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As Mahwah Eruv Debate Roils, Some Orthodox See ‘Secular Jews’ As Opposition
The New Jersey hamlet of Mahwah has become the latest flashpoint in tensions between locals and a growing Orthodox population in the far northeast corner of the state along the border with New York. A symbolic boundary that allows religious Jews to carry objects outside on the Sabbath, called an eruv, is at the heart…
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In Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Final Exhibit, The Mundane Mixes With The Monumental
Amy Krouse Rosenthal was a planner, the sort of person who always kept a sketchbook with her where she could jot down sketches and ideas and make lists of all the things she was going to do. And she did a lot. She was an essayist, the author of 28 children’s books and a creator…
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Orthodox Push For Eruv Sparks Fierce Backlash In New Jersey Suburb
More than 200 residents of the New Jersey suburb of Mahwah packed a local park Monday night to celebrate what speakers called a victory against a potentially negative influence on the wealthy town. It wasn’t an upsurge in crime or some kind of unwanted real-estate development that had them so riled up. It was the…
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What It’s Like To Collect Holocaust Artifacts For A Living
Susan Snyder has been a curator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for the past 26 years. She travels the country, and sometimes Europe, meeting with people who have collections of Holocaust artifacts and memorabilia. Last week, she came to Chicago on a collecting trip and took a few minutes to explain to Forward…
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Jared Kushner Speaks: Full Transcript Of Congress Testimony
Jared Kushner is speaking behind closed doors to the Senate Intelligence Committee to answer questions about his ties to Russia and possible collusion. The White House released this statement from President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser ahead of the appearance. I am voluntarily providing this statement, submitting documents, and sitting for interviews in order to shed…
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Why Are There Crosses On Eastern Europe’s Newest Holocaust Memorials?
When school principal Ivan Timoshko decided to do something to mark the spot in his village where dozens of Jews were executed by the Nazis, he did it the only way he knew how: He built a cross. Together with the children from his school in the village, he cut down an acacia tree, chopped…
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Jewish And Pro-Life: Still A Minority, No Longer A Contradiction In Terms
In June, Missouri’s state legislators were called back to Jefferson City for a special session. Such a move is rare, and Gov. Eric Greitens did it to try to push through legislation significantly limiting access of women in the state to abortions. Other red states have passed similar laws. But the one Greitens wants, which…
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