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The Schmooze 12 Jewish Celebrity Dads in Honor of Father’s Day
We love a good celebrity dad. Here, we’ve rounded up our favorites — from David Beckham to (the almost Jewish) Jason Biggs. Enjoy! 1) David Beckham Fatherhood Status: 4 kids with wife Victoria Beckham Names: Harper Seven Beckham, Brooklyn Joseph Beckham, Romeo James Beckham, Cruz David Beckham 2) Max Greenfield Father Status: One daughter with…
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Life To The Father Who Raised Us — My Husband
Frimet Goldberger’s children, Shloimy, age 9 and Rachel, age 7. While the daughters and sons of America are celebrating their fathers, I am spending my Father’s Day celebrating my husband, the man who raised us — our family — and stood by me through the tumultuous journey to help me build a new foundation from…
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News A Daughter’s Love for Jewish Dad — and Soccer — Spans Generations
My father and I will watch every game that the United States plays in the World Cup that starts this weekend. We live on opposite sides of the world – he is in Florida and I am in Australia—but today’s video technology will allow us to cheer the team on together. My father’s love for…
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Fast Forward Is Torched Car Clue in Suspected Kidnap of 3 Jewish Teens on West Bank?
Police believe a torched car with Israeli plates found today by Palestinian police near Hebron may have been used in the suspected kidnapping of three Jewish teenagers who went missing while hitchhiking in the occupied West Bank. The newish Hyundai sedan may have been used to trick the teens because it appeared to be driven…
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Fast Forward Brussels Museum Gunman Was No ‘Lone Wolf’
France’s interior minister said he believes the Frenchman suspected of killing four people at the Jewish Museum of Belgium should not be considered a “lone wolf.” Bernard Cazeneuve made the statement on Tuesday during an address before the French Senate about Mehdi Nemmouche, a 29-year-old alleged radical Muslim whom French and Belgian authorities believe committed…
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The Schmooze Dana International Uses Orthodox Children in Gay Pride Video
Dana International, Israel’s most famous transgender pop star, has managed once again to draw International media attention. Her latest video for “Yeladim Ze Simcha” (‘Children are Joy’) is causing controversy in Israel and beyond, after parents of the religious Jewish children featured in the video claimed they didn’t know their kids were shooting a music…
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Fast Forward Stanley Fischer Confirmed as Vice-Chairman of Federal Reserve
Stanley Fischer, a former Bank of Israel governor, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve. The confirmation vote on Thursday was 63-24, the Los Angeles Times reported. Fischer, 70, succeeds Janet Yellen, who was elevated to Fed chairwoman in February to follow Ben Bernanke. All three are Jewish. Last…
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Life Frieda Wunderlich, Professor in Exile
Forward Association Welcome to Throwback Thursday, a weekly photo feature in which we sift 116 years of Forward history to find snapshots of women’s lives. Born in upscale Jewish Charlottenberg, Berlin, Frieda Wunderlich was a member of Germany’s Democratic Party and Berlin’s city council. A trained economist, Wunderlich received her doctorate from the University of…
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Opinion I’m a Zionist. I support Palestinian rights. My campus has no space for people who believe in peace
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Opinion Long before Trump’s second-hand Nobel, a laureate sought to curry favor with Nazis by regifting a prize
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