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Opinion Quiz: Oklahoma Misstep and Winnipeg Divide
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News The Yiddish Forverts Goes Biweekly in Print
The weekly Yiddish Forward is cutting back to a biweekly print schedule amid declining circulation and growing financial pressure. The Yiddish Forward will increase its focus on its website, which will be updated daily with news and multimedia content starting February 4. Now the last of the Yiddish-language secular newspapers, the Yiddish Forward has published…
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News Quiz Yourself on Jewish News Know-How
As we remember the year just passed, we realize we’ve already forgotten a lot of it. Just like that guy in the debates who couldn’t remember the three departments he wanted to get rid of. (What was his name again?) (And what was that department he forgot?) (And what did that guy who spent all…
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Israel News Celebrating 25 Years of Koran in Yiddish
Members of a Muslim sect that translated parts of the Koran into Yiddish are marking 25 years since that translation was published. The president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Israel, Muhammad Sharif Odeh, said the group translated select parts of the Koran into Yiddish in order to present a different face of Islam. In…
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News The Magenta Yenta, All the Young Hawks
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by the Forward’s Deputy Culture Editor, Naomi Zeveloff and intern Simi Lampert to discuss Mindy Meyer, a young candidate for a New York Senate seat who is attracting lots of attention for her unique style and [website][1]. Then, Naomi discusses her recent story about a group…
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News The Religion of Bruce, Growing Up Patrilineal
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis talks with Forward washington correspondent Nathan Guttman about a new survey that suggests that despite years of pro-Israel advocacy, jews really don’t like evangelical Christians. Then David A.M. Wilensky of [New Voices][1] drops by to discuss why, after years of practicing Judaism, he decided to convert. Finally Forward…
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News Debating Best Jewish Sandwiches
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis talks with Forward staff writer Paul Berger about the new tactics being used by Judy Gross to free her husband, Alan, who is being held in a Cuban prison. Then, food editor Devra Ferst drops by to talk about the latest food section and where you can find…
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News Presidents Conference, Israel Apartheid Week
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis talks with Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman about the odd collection of groups that make up the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Then, with Israel Apartheid Week in full swing, Forward fellow Naomi Zeveloff and David A.M. Wilensky, editor of New Voices, stop by to…
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