Welcome to the Forward’s insightful posts and articles covering all things Jewish, from culture and traditions to history, faith and contemporary Jewish life.
Jewish
The Latest
-
Fast Forward Chandra Levy’s Convicted ‘Killer’ Demands New Trial
The man convicted of killing Jewish Capitol Hill intern Chandra Levy in 2001 plans to demand a new trial as reports swirl about questions about the case and secret court hearings. Lawyers for Ingmar Guandique say his conviction in the sensational case was “predicated on a lie” and he should get a new trial, the…
-
News The Only Jewish Burmese Python Hunter in Florida
Dave Leibman knows he’s a bit of an outlier in the South Florida Jewish community — or perhaps in any Jewish community. With pillowcases in tow, and bulky camouflage hunting boots on his feet, Leibman spent a recent day driving his pickup through the Everglades, hoping to nab a Burmese python, a species that can…
-
News Pat Singer Is the Mother of Brighton Beach
Located on the main stretch of Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach Avenue, among numerous Russian delis, Russian-language bookstores and a shuttered Russian travel agency, the Brighton Neighborhood Association stands out. Its window is one of the few on the block with signs predominantly in English, and it’s one of the few storefronts near the elevated tracks of…
-
News After Islamist Threat Repelled, Spotlight Hits ‘Jews’ of Fabled Timbuktu
Timbuktu, the remote and ancient Sahara Desert city that was until recently controlled by Al Qaeda-affiliated groups, is not often thought of as an outpost of Jewish life. Yet this West African town of some 55,000, in northern Mali, is still home to an estimated 1,000 descendants of Jews who converted to Islam centuries ago….
-
Opinion Battling Climate Change, the Jewish Way
The rally in Washington D.C. last Sunday on climate change, organized by the Sierra Club, 350.org, and hundreds of other groups, was the largest of its kind in U.S. history, attended by up to 50,000 people, from all over the country. Buses came from all over, some traveling for several days to bring people to…
-
The Schmooze Josh Brolin and Diane Lane Head to Splitsville
Hollywood couple Diane Lane and Josh Brolin are divorcing after more than eight years, their representatives said on Thursday. “I can confirm Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have decided to end their marriage,” said Lane’s spokeswoman, Kelly Bush. A source close to the couple termed the split as “amicable” and said it was a mutual…
-
Fast Forward New York Jets Tim Tebow Scraps Planned Visit to ‘Anti-Semitic’ Church
New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, a devout Christian, has canceled an appearance at the Dallas mega-church led by a prominent pastor who has sparked controversy over remarks he made from the pulpit about gays and other religions. Tebow, 25, who famously kneels in prayer on the football field in a move that has come…
-
Fast Forward Vienna Jewish Museum Admits Showing ‘Hundreds’ of Artworks Looted by Nazis
Officials from the Jewish Museum of Vienna said that hundreds of objects in the museum’s possession were looted from Jewish families during the Holocaust. A review of the artifacts found 490 objects and more than 980 books that may have been stolen from Jewish owners, The New York Times reported Wednesday. “For historic reasons, people…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Opinion Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go
- 2
News What a Mayor Mamdani would mean for New York Jews
- 3
Fast Forward Mamdani tells Colbert — and a national audience — why NYC Jews shouldn’t fear him as mayor
- 4
Opinion Mamdani’s victory is an opportunity for Jews to relearn the art of disagreement
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Trump administration finds Harvard violated Jewish student’s civil rights, threatens termination of all federal funding
-
Fast Forward Marthe Cohn, survivor and nurse who spied for the French, dies at 105
-
Fast Forward Settlers set IDF security facility ablaze as scrutiny over settler violence in the West Bank mounts
-
Culture Comedian Josh Gondelman is hilarious, but not disgusting
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
