Out and About

Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
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Robert Deniro might play Bernard Madoff in a possibly forthcoming HBO film.
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Another soon-to-be-completed movie tells the story of Yoni Netanyahu, who was killed during the Entebbe Operation in 1976.
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NPR looks at “The Radical Camera” exhibit at The Jewish Museum.
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WNYC listens to the Forward’s first-ever radio show, which was on… WNYC!
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Jenna Weissman Joselit takes in the work of Israeli photographer Sharon Ya’ari.
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Robert Zaretsky considers Albert Camus’ ties to Judaism.
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Moment Magazine uncovers the origins of Jewish creativity.
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Sotheby’s sold $200 million worth of artworks last week, including a $40.4 million Gustav Klimt painting that had been stolen by the Nazis from its Jewish owner.
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Another painting believed to be stolen by Nazis was seized from a Florida museum
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David Mamet’s new play, “The Anarchist,” is most likely heading for a Broadway production next fall, starring Patti LuPone and Laurie Metcalf.
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The beleaguered St. Mark’s Bookshop in Greenwich Village has struck a deal with Cooper Union to lower its rent.
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An Amy Winehouse collaboration with Nas titled “Like Smoke,” has leaked.
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A new theory tries to explain “the Holy Land’s answer to Stonehenge.”
Why I became the Forward’s Editor-in-Chief
You are surely a friend of the Forward if you’re reading this. And so it’s with excitement and awe — of all that the Forward is, was, and will be — that I introduce myself to you as the Forward’s newest editor-in-chief.
And what a time to step into the leadership of this storied Jewish institution! For 129 years, the Forward has shaped and told the American Jewish story. I’m stepping in at an intense time for Jews the world over. We urgently need the Forward’s courageous, unflinching journalism — not only as a source of reliable information, but to provide inspiration, healing and hope.
