Lana Del Rey’s fans have got that summertime, they’ve got that summertime anger. The enigmatic pop cult-goddess is scheduled to perform at the Meteor festival in Israel’s upper Galilee region, one of the country’s biggest music festivals, on September 7. The announcement that Del Rey would perform came only on August 17, and the backlash…
Israel lost its most durable, most persistent peace activist and taboo-breaker on August 20 with the death in Tel Aviv of journalist Uri Avnery. He was 94, and had been unconscious since suffering a massive stroke on August 4. Avnery is best remembered as the elder statesman of Israel’s radical left, a perpetual protester and…
A recent New York Times op-ed by Israel mega-donor Ronald S. Lauder excoriated Israel for undermining the value of pluralism so central to Diaspora Jewry. In so doing, argued Lauder, Israel is creating a deep rift with Diaspora Jews, making it difficult to overcome an already existing generational divide about Israel. “We are one people,…
For a premium of $144 a share, snack and drink conglomerate Pepsico has agreed to purchase Sodastream, the controversial make-your-own soda company from Israel. “PepsiCo is finding new ways to reach consumers beyond the bottle,” said PepsiCo President Ramon Laguarta. Why now? According to Nielson’s data, the grocery store is on the decline, with 70%…
For parents, the end of summer brings a mixture of stress and relief. The relief comes with knowing that school is around the corner. There’s nothing better than spending time with your kids, but it’s nice to look forward to getting a little of your own life back as well. The stress comes with knowing…
Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg once said, “The question isn’t, What do we want to know about people?, It’s, ‘What do people want to tell about themselves?’” When it comes to the state of Israel and its representatives, there is a lot they want to tell about themselves. From PR crises like multiple wars…
In the summer of 1936, when Ruth Rebecca Davidow was 25, American newspapers began to report political chaos in Spain: General Francisco Franco had launched a coup against the democratically-elected Spanish Republic with support from Nazi Germany and fascist Italy. Less than a year later, Davidow, a working-class Jewish nurse, set sail for Spain to…
With all eyes on the U.S. Supreme Court, now is the time to think about justice — both the noun and the idea. For centuries, tzedek, the Hebrew word for justice, and its close relative, tzedakah, charity, have attracted the great minds of Judaism, from the prophet Isaiah to Maimonides — what we might think…
1.Now & Again by Julia Turshen– Out September 4, Chronicle Books This cookbook is an ode to leftovers, created by a woman who understands that social change begins at the table. What’s being served? Who gets to sit at these tables? Turshen answers these questions in her subtly pro-sustainability cookbook that tells you not only…
It’s that time of year again — it’s time for the Forward Food Awards, where we celebrate food as an essential part of Jewish life and ask you, our readers, to pick their favorite places to fress. The nominees were chosen by Forward staff, but the choice of winners is entirely up to our readers….
„זינט דעם 7טן אָקטאָבער — שרײַבט וועראַ סאַבאָ פֿון ישׂראל — שװײַג איך אױף ייִדיש, אַפֿילו װען דאָס שװײַגן טוט װײ.“
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