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Fast Forward Was Hamas’ attack the bloodiest day for Jews since the Holocaust?
The claim, which has begun to be repeated online by journalists and politicians, appears to be accurate
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Opinion Our government unwittingly applauded a man who fought for the Nazis. We must take steps to ensure it never happens again
Canada has never fully accepted that Nazi fighters immigrated to our country and live quietly among us
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Opinion As Yom Kippur approaches, the legacy of America’s treatment of Jewish refugees must be a call to action
Increasing numbers of migrants are pouring into American cities. They need our help.
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Culture In an unsettling account of French collaboration with Nazis, disturbing parallels with today’s politics
The case of Marshal Pétain may be history — but that history is far from over
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Fast Forward Jewish Attorney General Garland defends himself against accusations of religious discrimination
Merrick Garland came in for hostile questioning by a Republican upset by an FBI memo, now retracted, that deemed some traditionalist Catholics ‘violent extremists’
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Fast Forward Newly discovered letter shows Pope Pius XII almost certainly knew about Nazi death camps
Pius’ actions during the Holocaust have been the subject of debate for decades
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News A Jewish man was charged in a plot against synagogues. His parents want you to know the whole story
Matthew Mahrer, who’s descended from a famous Holocaust survivor, desperately needed help. He’s finally getting it
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Fast Forward Church moves to cover Philadelphia monument to a Nazi military formation — temporarily
The decision follows the Forward’s reporting last month on the existence of the monument in a local cemetery
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News School Israel trip turns ‘terrifying’ for LA students attacked by Israeli teens
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Culture Cardinals are Catholic, not Jewish — so why do they all wear yarmulkes?
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Fast Forward Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
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Music After decades of waiting, we’re finally getting a Bob Dylan-Barbra Streisand duet
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Opinion 80 years after Germany surrendered, we’re still learning the real lessons of World War II
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News How a Holocaust denier turned antisemitism into a cryptocoin
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Fast Forward Dozens of arrests reported as NYPD removes pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied Columbia library
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Fast Forward Temple suspends second student involved in ‘F— the Jews’ sign
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