This is the Forward’s coverage of Jerusalem, the holiest city in Judaism and the capital of Israel.
Jerusalem
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Books After 40 years in Jerusalem, everything has changed except one man’s love for it
'A Rooftop in Jerusalem’ follows one man’s relationship with the city as its politics and landscape change.
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Books This graphic history of Jerusalem is a big hit. But its Jews have hooked noses
French historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history
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Fast Forward This Jerusalem pizzeria renamed itself after Donald Trump to please American customers
“When Trump was nominated, I said, yalla, let’s do it. He’s going to be good for Israel, he has a Jewish son-in-law,” said Pizza Trump’s owner
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Opinion He’s a Muslim Israeli who was close with Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Now he’s mourning his friend — and seeking change
'This is the time to unite, Arabs and Jews,’ said Yanal Jabarin
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Fast Forward A day before Tisha B’Av, a large Jerusalem stone falls at the Western Wall
A comment on Israeli society, or an odd coincidence?
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Culture Zealotry is dividing Israel — and a groundbreaking film shows it’s not the first time
'Legend of Destruction' details the Jewish civil war that ultimately led to the destruction of the Temple.
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Culture In Israel, a photographer sees a country whose parts don’t fit perfectly but still form a whole
From the Nova site to the shuk in Jerusalem, seeking the wide view
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News In Israel, a new habit: Attending funerals of fallen soldiers you do not know
“There’s an aspect of death in Israel that is communal”
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News Meet the Jews who helped elect Zohran Mamdani
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Fast Forward For the Jewish community in central Texas, deadly flooding hits close to home
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Opinion This German word explains Trump’s authoritarian impulses — and Hitler’s rise to power
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Opinion I’m a Zionist Democrat. Mamdani has me asking if I must choose between my ideals and identity
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Fast Forward A cholent crisis? Rabbi’s ruling against Shabbat stew on Thursday nights briefly roils Israel
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Fast Forward In a Polish town where locals burned Jews alive in 1941, new plaques deny complicity with Nazis
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