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Israeli and Palestinian Activists Gloomy Over Peace
On the boat sailing along the Danube River, Israeli and Palestinian peace activists seemed closer than ever. Sipping Hungarian wine on deck and sharing laughs, diplomats, prominent activists and journalists from both sides formed a close pact, joking over their own roles in what is widely known as the peace industry. But while the industry…
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Ten Bastille Day Must-Reads
On July 14, France celebrates Bastille Day, commemorating the storming of the Bastille, back in 1789, during the French Revolution. To mark the occasion, the Forward has compiled some of its must-reads about France. “The France That Hasn’t Shown Its Face to Dominique Strauss-Kahn” A professor of French history discusses France’s culture of anti-Semitism, which,…
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Jewish Neighborhood in Shock After Grisly Murder of Brooklyn Boy
Hours after the mutilated remains of an 8-year old Orthodox Jewish boy were found in Brooklyn Wednesday, his close-knit religious neighborhood of Borough Park seemed transfixed by the horrifying story. Outside a funeral home on 38th Street, people wondered how little Leiby Kletzky’s mother could cope with the trauma. At a table near the window…
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Yid Lit: Evan Fallenberg
A male ballet dancer is old enough to be a young artist’s grandfather, and yet they enter into a relationship to repair the hurts in each other’s lives. This is the premise of Israeli writer, Evan Fallenberg’s, second novel, “When We Danced on Water,” the follow up to his award-winning debut, “Light Fell.” His translation…
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His Royal Highness Prince Edward Charms the “Colonials” at Award Gala Held at The Pierre
His Royal Highness Prince Edward Charms the “Colonials” at Award Gala Held at The Pierre The guest of honor at the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award dinner, held June 23 at The Pierre, was Prince William’s uncle, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Created by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1956, the award is dedicated to…
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Fracking Comes to Jewish Summer Camp
Fracking, the controversial technique for extracting natural gas that energy companies are promoting as America’s path to energy independence, has come to the sunny, idyllic world of Jewish camping. Four Jewish summer camps have signed leases with gas exploration companies which could allow the deep bore drilling technique — criticized by many experts as damaging…
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Israel’s New Anti-Boycott Law Seen in Personal Terms
The Knesset’s recent vote outlawing any advocacy of a boycott of Israel or the occupied territories and Jewish settlements under its control is seen by some as a mortal threat to democracy. But there are others who see the law in more concrete terms: as a threat to themselves. The Law to Prevent Harm to…
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Whittier Celebrates the Last Hurrah of America’s First Havurah
It was September 1960, with hometown hero Richard Nixon running neck and neck with John F. Kennedy in the final stretch of the race for the White House, when a handful of Jewish families in Whittier, Calif., a small city 12 miles southeast of Los Angeles, decided to reinvent themselves as Jews. They formed a…
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Til Death Do Us Part? Not So Fast
My husband, Martin, and I have been married for 31 years, so it’s not as if there hasn’t been time to consider an end-of-life strategy. We could have resolved the issue while driving to Costco, except it’s a conversation Martin was determined to avoid. That we had no Exit Plan was less troubling when our…
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Reporters’ Roundtable: Israel’s Anti-Boycott Law; Weiner’s District; Yiddish Heavy Metal
Host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward editor Jane Eisner and opinion editor Gal Beckerman to discuss the political implications of a bill passed by the Knesset imposing harsh punishments on anyone engaged in boycotting Israeli goods or institutions. Josh then talks with Forward reporter Naomi Zeveloff about the contenders for the New York congressional…
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New Leader of Orthodox Rabbinic Group Confronts an Organization Divided
One of Rabbi Shmuel Goldin’s prime goals as the new head of Modern Orthodoxy’s largest rabbinic association is, on its face, exceedingly modest: Goldin, who became president of the Rabbinical Council of America in June, hopes to keep the 76-year-old organization from breaking apart. “I do see the extremes becoming more extreme,” Goldin said in…
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