This is the Forward’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on Jewish communities around the world.
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Culture ‘Eddington’ is full of conspiracy theories but it’s not about Jews. Or is it?
Ari Aster’s pandemic Western explores a small town that is losing its mind in misinformation
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Politics At confirmation hearing, RFK Jr. denies promoting antisemitic COVID-19 conspiracy theory
Kennedy was condemned by major Jewish groups for saying the coronavirus was 'ethnically targeted' to spare Ashkenazi Jews
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News Why pro-Palestinian groups are being charged with fraud — and could pro-Israel groups be next?
A zealous lawyer got Jewish Voice for Peace to settle for $700,000, and pocketed $70,000 in the process
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Fast Forward Lufthansa ordered to pay $4M penalty for denying boarding to 128 Jewish passengers in 2022
The airline penalty is the largest issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation for discrimination
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News Jewish seniors nonprofit Dorot rocked by budget cuts
The organization has increased expenses in recent years even as revenue has been uneven
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Opinion A subway mask ban won’t fight antisemitism, but it will punish immunocompromised Jews like me
New York governor Kathy Hochul has raised the possibility of reinstating a mask ban in the subway after masked pro-Palestinian demonstrators threatened Jews
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News Should masks at demonstrations be banned? The issue is bigger than you think
It’s not just about pro-Palestinian protests. Mask bans raise issues related to public health, religion, privacy, free speech and more
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Theater A hauntingly bizarre musical upends Stephen Sondheim’s signature maxim — here, everyone is alone
In Dave Malloy's COVID-era 'Three Houses,' a brilliant structure saves three little pigs but leaves audience out in the woods
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Opinion Hamas made a remarkable offer — because Trump laid a remarkable trap
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Special Report This school is fighting antisemitism all wrong. Why is it working?
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Books A bespectacled, Jewish hypochondriac with literary pretensions and a creepy fascination with his stepson’s girlfriend — Guess who?
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Opinion Israel is at an existential pivot point. It never needed to go this far.
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Fast Forward Jewish freelance journalist Emily Wilder is detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza aid flotilla
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Fast Forward Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square is transformed by cautious optimism — and gratitude for Trump
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Fast Forward Jewish groups welcome ceasefire plan as a step toward a ‘lasting regional peace’
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Fast Forward In National Book Awards finalist, Jewish trans boy and golem team up to save the world
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