This is the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Barack Obama and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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Culture Jackie Mason’s racist remarks are also a part of his legacy
Jackie Mason, who died on Saturday at age 93, will forever hold a storied place in American comedy for helping introduce to the mainstream a brand of humor that was fearlessly, unapologetically Jewish. But the late comedian’s brazen style of commentary also carries a dark legacy in his history of racist remarks. In 1989, Jewish…
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News Analysis: Why Biden’s attempt to return to the nuclear deal with Iran is not causing alarm … yet
Six years ago, the Jewish American community was evenly divided over a key issue that would help define President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy. A survey conducted by the Jewish Journal in July 2015 showed that 49% of American Jews supported the nuclear deal with Iran while 31% were opposed. The debate tore apart even…
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News ’It’s never been uncomplicated for me:’ A Black-Jewish voice for hope
Editor’s note: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Forward is resurfacing some of our recent coverage related to the Black-Jewish experience and racial justice. This article originally appeared in June, 2020. There has long been a very stale debate in the Jewish community over how to partner with Black America for change….
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Fast Forward FBI: Militia Group At The Border Was Training To Kill Soros, Obama and Clinton
The leader of a militia that has been detaining migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border once said that the group was “training to assassinate George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama,” NBC News reported. Larry Mitchell Hopkins was arrested Saturday on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. He appeared in…
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The Schmooze From Gal Gadot To Pres. Obama, Here Are The Reactions To The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
After a tragedy, we look to the people around us for support. Our families, rabbis, politicians, and neighbors can help us process our painful reality. For many of us, luminaries in the arts and pop culture make up that supportive network and thinkers. Here are the words of many of the Jewish and non-Jewish influencers…
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Community Dear Jewish Trump Supporters: You Can’t Have It Both Ways After Synagogue Bloodbath
Dear Jewish Trump supporters, first let me say I’m a proud Jew and a progressive. I’ve watched with horror, but only a modest amount of surprise, as you have embraced the presidency of an unspeakable individual. You have looked aside at evidence of debauchery, ceaseless lying, likely treason and much else. Because, you have claimed,…
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News Donor Gave $5K To Florida Black GOP Caucus Day After Report He Used N-Word
A Florida Republican activist donated to a prominent African-American organization the day after a report was published broadcasting the fact that he called former President Barack Obama a “F—— MUSLIM N——” on Twitter, public records show. Steven Alembik, who first made national news for holding a pro-Israel fundraiser at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort following the…
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Fast Forward Trump Administration Praises $38 Billion, 10-Year Defense Agreement With Israel
(JTA) — The Trump Administration praised the support for Israel shown in the new ten-year defense agreement signed in 2016 under President Barack Obama. The 10-year $38 billion Memorandum of Understanding went into operation on Monday, the first day of the new fiscal year. Under the memorandum of understanding, the United States will set funding…
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News An Israeli restaurant chain said it closed due to boycotts. Protesters are celebrating.
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Opinion It’s time for the pro-Palestinian movement to make a radical change
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News Should synagogues remove the Israeli flag from bimahs now? How a New York shul made the decision
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Culture Leonard Bernstein wrote a love song to the White House; now it’s an elegy
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Fast Forward As 1000+ rabbis sign anti-Mamdani letter, others decry mounting ‘red lines’ in Jewish communities
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