For 125 years, the Forward has delivered accurate, timely and nuanced news to American Jews. From breaking news to in-depth investigations, our reporting team covers the people, institutions and issues that define the many ways to be Jewish in the…
News
-
Three Italian Brothers Try To Find The Cave They Lived In During The Holocaust
(JTA) — (JTA) — Renting a house in the Italian countryside and eating loads of pasta is about as blissful a vacation as they come. For the three Anati brothers, however, such a trip is a reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust. Yet the brothers — Bubi, 77; Andrea, 85; and Emmanuel, 88…
-
God Sent The Holocaust, Says A Rabbi Reviled — And Adored
Over the course of a two and a half-hour long video on the meaning of life, Yosef Mizrachi lectured in a thick Israeli accent about the majestic and terrifying power of God. Scenes of rolling thunderclouds and the immensity of the universe are contrasted with what Mizrachi, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi known for his popular outreach…
-
EXCLUSIVE: Met Council Spends $750K On CEOs As Revenue Plunges 30%
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty paid a combined $750,000 to two separate CEOs in 2016 while its revenue dropped by 30% in just one year, according to tax filings obtained by the Forward. The new filings, provided by the Met Council on Thursday night, shed further light on the crisis roiling the group, which…
The Latest
-
She Keeps Memory Of The Holocaust Alive — One Tchotchke At A Time
For the past 26 years, Susan Goldstein Snyder, a curator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, has traveled across the U.S. and Europe meeting with survivors (and, increasingly, their children and grandchildren), listening to their stories, and persuading them to donate their artifacts to the museum. Over the course of her career, she has…
-
Why Did Trump Praise His Granddaughter’s ‘Smart Genes’?
It was among the oddest asides in an exceedingly odd interview by the New York Times with the president of the United States. When presidential granddaughter Arabella Kushner burst into the meeting, Trump paused to show off the photogenic little girl. Like any doting grandfather, he took the opportunity to boast about Arabella’s intelligence, prompting…
-
5 Things About Joe Straus, The Last Republican Moderate Left In Texas
Texas lawmakers are getting ready to debate a controversial bill aimed at limiting access of transgender people to public restrooms. At the center of the battle, which could mark a turning point in America’s discussion about transgender rights, stands Joe Straus, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and perhaps the last moderate Republican in…
-
As Temple Mount Flares, Jewish Movement Sees Opportunity To Reclaim Holy Site
Tensions are high in Jerusalem after a Palestinian attack left two Israeli police officers dead on the Holy Esplanade, the site known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount. For many, the attack and subsequent security lockdown are cause for alarm since protests over the sacred site at the…
-
EXCLUSIVE: Met Council Facing Fiscal Crisis As New CEO Prepares To Take Reins
As a new leader prepares to take the helm of the scandal-scarred Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, the Forward has learned that the group’s finances are worse than it previously acknowledged. The Met Council on July 1 suspended contributions to its employees’ retirement plans, citing the “need to be fiscally prudent.” “The financial situation of…
-
Meet The Man Who Wants To Trademark The Swastika — So Bigots Can’t Use It
An unlikely activist is hatching a plan to deprive white supremacists of their beloved Nazi flags — thanks to a recent Supreme Court decision. Until last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office would approve most applications, but not those deemed to be disparaging. Now, the highest court in the land has struck down that…
-
Can New CEO Revive Powerhouse Charity After Crushing Scandal?
Five years ago, the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty was one of the largest, most powerful charities in New York City and the biggest Jewish anti-poverty agency in the nation. Today, it’s little but an afterthought. A humiliating scandal laid the Met Council low in 2013, sending executive director William Rapfogel and two former top…
-
A Former Forward Writer May Face Criminal Trial For Exposing Poland’s Defense Minister
When Thomasz Piatek’s publisher released his explosive book last month about Poland’s defense minister, the well-known investigative journalist was braced for a defamation suit. What he didn’t expect was a criminal complaint, lodged with the military bureau of Poland’s prosecutor-general’s office, charging him with “using force or threats against a public official” and “public insults…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Opinion Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go
- 2
News What a Mayor Mamdani would mean for New York Jews
- 3
Fast Forward Mamdani tells Colbert — and a national audience — why NYC Jews shouldn’t fear him as mayor
- 4
Opinion Mamdani’s victory is an opportunity for Jews to relearn the art of disagreement
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Mamdani dodges calls to condemn ‘globalize the intifada’ slogan amid Jewish concerns
-
Culture Why Jews bury books like they bury the dead
-
Fast Forward ‘Let Bibi go,’ ‘Make the deal in Gaza’: Trump renews Israel demands in social media posts
-
Fast Forward ‘Death to the IDF,’ punk band chants at Glastonbury ahead of Kneecap set
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
