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Fast Forward Madeira Jews Hold First Seder in Centuries
Descendants of Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism centuries ago will attend the first seder in decades on the Portuguese island of Madeira off the coast of Africa. Thirteen Jews, some of them Bnei Anousim, the descendants of Portuguese Jews targeted for conversion during the Inquisition, will gather in Funchal, the capital of the archipelago on…
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The Schmooze Bar Refaeli Ad Airs Despite Army Objection
When it comes to tourism, Israel has a lot of things going for it. The weather is almost always perfect, the food is delicious, and the people are good looking. Really, really good looking. So when the Israeli Defense Force objected to an ad featuring Israel’s most beautiful of “beautiful people” — Bar Refaeli —…
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Fast Forward Egypt Lifts Ban on Film About Jews
Egyptian authorities rescinded a ban on the screening of a documentary about Egyptian Jews. “Jews of Egypt” will be screened in theaters beginning March 27, director Amir Ramses said in a tweet. “We won the war against National Security. We got the permit,” Ramses said on Twitter and Facebook. The film had been banned earlier…
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News Hasidic Women Feel Pressure for Children, But Fathers Fret About Providing
As a man, I will never know what it is like to be a mother. I will certainly never know what it’s like to be a Hasidic woman expected to bear children year after year and withstand the challenges and pressures of motherhood — like the ones Judy Brown described so poignantly in her two…
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News Favorite Rabbis; Obama in Israel; Newark and Philip Roth
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward Digital Features Editor Abigail Jones to discuss our crowdsourced list of 36 inspirational rabbis. Then, Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman calls in to fill us in on President Obama’s trip to Israel. Finally, Josh talks Philip Roth and Newark with Nate Lavey,…
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Life A Game of Our Own
The other day, I whined to Jeremy that we spend too much time watching television together and not enough time doing interactive activities. “Let’s get a puzzle!” I suggested, already picturing us sprawled out on the floor, putting together a 1,000-piece puzzle, nonexistent fireplace warming our nonexistent Golden Retriever by our sides. “I don’t like…
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Fast Forward Jews Demand Argentina Scrap Iran Bomb ‘Probe’
In a letter to Foreign Minister Hector Timerman, the Simon Wiesenthal Center called on Argentina to immediately cancel its accord with Iran to investigate the bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center. Monday’s letter follows Iran’s demand that Interpol arrest warrants be suspended against its citizens implicated in the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish…
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The Schmooze #ObamaInIsrael Has Its Own Pinterest Page
Social media loves a good diplomatic visit. Pictures abound, attempts at speaking other languages often fail, and the agonizing possibility that something will go horribly wrong — like a car breaking down, perhaps? — makes for great third party commentary. All of you avidly following President Obama’s trip to Israel this week will be happy…
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