The Forward Archives: She Loves a Christian—Should She Marry Him?
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
In 1930, a 22-year-old Jewish woman penned a note to the Forward to ask for some dating advice. She was falling for a Christian man, but her strict Orthodox parents had threatened to disown her if she married a non-Jew.
Columnist Polly Lerner responded with her take.
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.
, editor-in-chiefSupport our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
