The Forward took two awards for excellence in religion reporting at the Religious News Association’s 67th annual awards banquet September 24.
Larry Cohler-Esses, assistant managing editor of the Forward, has won the second annual David Twersky Journalism Award for his exclusive interview with Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzook.
Larry Cohler-Esses of the Forward won the 2013 David Twersky Journalism Award.
FORWARD EDITORIAL: Mousa Abu Marzook’s interview shows that Hamas now hopes to reach out. It also shows how much it needs to change before it could be a partner for peace.
Forward readers speak out about the paper’s groundbreaking interview with Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzook.
The Forward’s Larry Cohler-Esses travelled to Cairo to interview Hamas’s Mousa Abu Marzook earlier this month. There were no restrictions or ground rules.
FORWARD EXCLUSIVE: Mousa Abu Marzook, a top Hamas official, in his first interview with a Jewish publication, spoke about Israel relations, the Hamas Charter and the Arab Spring.