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The Bacon Problem
This is a tough moment to be a Jew. Not because of the sex scandals involving members of our tribe. Not because of calls for Israel’s withdrawal from this or that strip of land. (What else is new?) Not because of anti-Semitism here or abroad. No, it’s because we are living through an unprecedented Bacon…
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Fire Tears Through High-Profile Manhattan Synagogue
A four-alarm fire Thursday night engulfed Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, a large and high-profile Modern Orthodox synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Five firefighters sustained minor injuries fighting the blaze, which sent flames and billowing black smoke into the night sky. The fire was reported around 8:30 p.m. and was contained about an hour later, the…
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Introducing ‘The Forward Today’
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Leon Panetta, a Defense Secretary With a Long History of Cooperation with Israel
Four decades in the political limelight have made newly minted Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta a familiar and trusted figure to the Jewish and pro-Israeli communities. A middle-of-the-road politician known for his management skills, Panetta has taken the helm at the Pentagon at a time when defense cooperation between the United States and Israel is…
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The Reporters’ Roundtable: Liberating Washington’s Letter; Obama’s Jewish Support; Jesus’ Circumcision
In this week’s podcast Forward editor Jane Eisner makes a case for why George Washington’s famed letter to the Jews of Newport, R.I., should be liberated from a Maryland vault and placed on public display. Then staff writer Nathan Guttman, opinion editor Gal Beckerman and Forward Fellow Naomi Zeveloff discuss what a new poll showing…
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Illustrators Tomi Ungerer and Jules Feiffer Hold Court at Society of Illustrators
Illustrators Tomi Ungerer and Jules Feiffer Hold Court at Society of Illustrators The June 9 standing room only “An Evening With Tomi Ungerer and Jules Feiffer — A Conversation,” was hosted by the Society of Illustrators at its base on Manhattan’s East Side. Ungerer, world-renowned illustrator and author of more than 150 books, and Pulitzer…
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AJC’s New ‘Green’ Building Is Also a Political Statement
The American Jewish Committee, one of America’s largest Jewish advocacy groups, owns a 10-story glass building on East 56th Street in Midtown Manhattan, built in 1959. Like most buildings from that era, it was, until recently, a picture of environmental inefficiency. The steam-powered central air conditioner periodically shut down, prompting complaints from the organization’s 160…
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Undocumented Jews Live in Shadows of U.S. Society
The Jewish community’s strong support for immigration reform is fueled largely by memories of the Jewish exodus from Europe at the turn of the 20th century and by a desire to nurture ties with newcomer immigrant communities. But there is another group that has a stake in seeing a comprehensive immigration overhaul adopted, a group…
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Picasso in Palestine: A Prized Painting Is On Rare and Welcome Visit to Ramallah
Though it’s the temporary administrative capital of the Palestinian Authority, the small, bustling city of Ramallah is not usually a place associated with art or romance. Yet the arrival, in late June, of Picasso’s 1943 painting “Buste de Femme” has lent the place a romantic luster. The two-year-long struggle to bring the Picasso, the first…
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Museum Walking Tour Seeks the Pickle-ness on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
From bialys and pickles to dumplings and queso blanco cheese, the foods of dozens of immigrant groups can be found — and eaten — on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The Lower East Side Tenement Museum’s new walking tour, which launched in June, tells the story of America’s ever-changing cuisine with a tasting stroll through the…
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Jerusalem Riots Expose New Rift Between Religious Zionists and Authorities
When right-wing Jews burned tires in the streets of Jerusalem and tried to break into the compound of the Israeli Supreme Court in late June, they were marking a new stage in the development of a growing movement in Israel. The declared target of their angry protest was the arrest for a two-hour interrogation —…
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