This is the Forward’s coverage of the #MeToo movement against sexual violence.
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Fast Forward Rabbi Accused Of Sexual Misconduct Is Suspended By Reform Rabbinical Association
The Reform movement’s rabbinical association has suspended a rabbi accused of sexual and emotional exploitation by a woman who regularly worshipped at his synagogue. Rabbi Larry Bach, a well-known religious leader in Durham, North Carolina, was the subject of a several-months-long investigation by the Ethics Committee of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. The suspension…
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The Schmooze ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ Makes Male Vulnerability Cool
We’re here to discuss the phenomenon that is quietly reentering movies: the male romantic. Banished are the days of clichéd, yawn-inducing romances in which the protagonist yearns for the broody, angsty guy. You know what we’re referring to — the kind of tough jock who’s painfully good-looking (and mysterious, naturally!) He shoves his way through…
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Community Can A Gay Man Sexually Harass A Woman?
I came out as gay almost twenty years ago, and as a greying man now in my late 60s, I never dreamed that I could be threatening to women. Women who know me know that I am not interested in them as objects of desire. I am happily and monogamously married to my husband, and…
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Fast Forward Leading Female Scholar Sexually Harassed Male Grad Student, NYU Rules
Avital Ronell, a renown professor of German and Comparative Literature at New York University, was found responsible for sexually harassing a male former graduate student, the New York Times reported. Two years after graduating with a Ph.D., Nimrod Reitman filed a Title IX complaint against Ronell, a leading female scholar, alleging sexual harassment, sexual assault,…
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The Schmooze Harvey Weinstein Accuser Debuts Empowering Victoria’s Secret Campaign
Like many others who have come forward about Harvey Weinstein, Ambra Gutierrez is working overtime to stop this setback from affecting her career. The Italian model heroically teamed up with police for a sting operation in 2015 to collect evidence against her abuser. Now the former Miss Italy finalist is back the spotlight on her…
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The Schmooze Comedian Takes Down Woody Allen In Cruelly Accurate Impression
“Can you separate the art from the artist?” is a question we’ve asked at least 219 distinct times since the #MeToo movement kicked off a global reckoning about the powerful men who shape our world. Let go of your guilt, says “Late Night With Seth Meyers” comedian Amber Ruffin, who took it upon herself to…
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News How Fall Of Steven M. Cohen Could Change The Field Of Counting Jews
(JTA) — Over and over, across decades and cities throughout the United States, sociologist Steven M. Cohen painted a picture of American Jews using a consistent set of questions. How much do Jews love Israel? How many Jewish friends do they have? Do they attend a synagogue? Do they belong to one? Perhaps above all,…
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The Schmooze JFK’s Love Affair with Jewish Refugee Highlights #MeToo Movement In New Novel
Escape from the news this summer…with stories about an American president’s extramarital affairs and the unequal power dynamics involved. On the heels of the #MeToo movement comes a novel by New York Times Bestselling author Michelle Gable, on the ostensible real-life romance between President John F. Kennedy and Jewish actress Alicia Corning Clark. Less well-known…
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