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  Noah Pozner’s Last Fondue Dinner

  Noah Pozner loved tacos. Now, we’re finding out he liked a particular fondue restaurant, too. As family and friends trade happy memories of Noah, the 6-year-old Jewish boy killed in the Newtown school shooting, his older sister Danielle recalled Noah’s last trip to his favorite restaurant, The Melting Pot. Not content with his own pot…

  By Susan Armitage

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  Noah Pozner’s Mom: ‘I’m No Golda Meir’

  Insisting she is no politician, the mother of Noah Pozner is speaking out to demand action to prevent another shooting rampage like the one that claimed her son in Newtown, Conn. Veronique Pozner told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that she cannot understand how the Newtown killer was able to get his hands on a automatic weapon…

  By Forward Staff Dec 23, 2012 | 2 min read
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  A Message to Forward Readers

  By Samuel Norich Dec 21, 2012 | < 1 min read

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  Not Stepping Back

  The December 21 front-page story on the American Jewish Committee inexplicably repeated an egregious error that the Forward published one year ago. When first reporting that contributions to the AJC totaled only $10 million in 2009, AJC immediately brought that fallacy to the attention of Forward editors in emails and phone conversations. The correct figure…

  Dec 21, 2012 | 2 min read
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  Lieberman Backs Aid for Sandy Damaged Shuls

  In one of his final acts as a lawmaker, Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) will reportedly file a proposed amendment to provide Federal Emergency Management Administration aid to houses of worship that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy. The American Jewish Committee, which has long opposed federal aid to religious institutions, consistent with the separation of church…

  By Seth Berkman Dec 21, 2012 | < 1 min read
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  John Kerry Brings Passion to State Department

  America’s policy toward Israel and the Middle East was front and center in the political debate this election year, from Iran’s nuclear program to Israeli-Arab peacemaking to America’s response to the Arab Spring. And American Jews decided resoundingly — by a 70%–30% margin — that Barack Obama was the right man for the job of…

  By Joel Rubin Dec 21, 2012 | 3 min read
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  Yeshiva Victim Overcomes Shame To Speak Out

  The author claims to have been sodomized by Rabbi Macy Gordon, a former teacher at Yeshiva University High School for Boys, while a student at the school in the late 1970s and early ’80s. His was one of the accusations reported in the Forward’s December 21 issue, in “Student Claims of Abuse Not Reported by…

  By Anonymous Dec 21, 2012 | 4 min read
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  Hamas Gains Popularity After Gaza

  Hours after Operation Pillar of Defense came to an end last month, here at the Forward we published an article suggesting that the campaign could boost Hamas. It was early days, but new polling seems to indicate that this scenario is panning out. The independent Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) has just…

  By Nathan Jeffay Dec 20, 2012 | < 1 min read
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  Laws, Not Words, Can Ease Pain of Newtown

  The earth-shattering shock of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School continues to reverberate throughout communities and homes all over America. As the weeks go on, rallies, vigils and proposed legislation will offer opportunities for us to find a way forward. In the midst of these expressions of activism, however, there are still the lingering…

  By Andy Bachman Dec 20, 2012 | 4 min read
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  From Ayelet to Noah Pozner, With Love

  Seth and Hindy Poupko Galena freely admit they do not know what it feels like to be affected by senseless gun violence. But the Jewish couple does know the pain of losing a young child, having struggled as their 2-year-old daughter, Ayelet, fought a losing battle with a rare bone marrow disease. When Seth Galena…

  By Renee Ghert-Zand Dec 20, 2012 | 2 min read
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  Chuck Hagel’s Pushback

  In a two-page document titled “Facts on Chuck Hagel” supporters of the former Nebraska Senator are fighting back against claims he is anti-Israel. The paper, unsigned and circulated among reporters, attempts to refute claims raised against Hagel by some in the pro-Israel community and statements, including in a Washington Post editorial, that he is not…

  By Nathan Guttman Dec 19, 2012 | 2 min read