This is the Forward’s coverage of wildfires and their impact on American Jews.
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	  Looking Forward A handcrafted Torah ark perished in the L.A. wildfires. My dad’s was seeking a new home.A family treasure will accompany Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center on their travels 
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	  Fast Forward The fires in Israel are under control — but debate is raging over their causePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amplified claims that the fires were due to arson, an accusation the fire department downplayed 
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	  Fast Forward The LA fires destroyed countless Jewish heirlooms. A national Judaica drive aims to create new ones.Multiple efforts to help Jewish fire victims started independently. Now the volunteers are working together. 
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	  Opinion The LA fires torched my grandfather Arnold Schoenberg’s legacy — and the site of a rich Jewish emigre historyWe must preserve the history of the Pacific Palisades as a haven for refugee artists 
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	  Opinion What Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Ruth and the burning bush can teach us about the LA firesHomes are burned but our spirit cannot be consumed 
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	  Looking Forward How a new ketubah helped one couple restart after the LA fireThe inferno took their home two days before their 31st wedding anniversary. So "it just felt right," said Dave Miner. 
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	  Fast Forward From the ashes, a forgotten mural — and a new mystery for a Pasadena synagoguePasadena Jewish Temple and Center congregants say it depicts Jews wandering the desert. For some, the symbolism is uncanny. 
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	  Opinion ‘The rabbis did disaster pretty well’: Amid wildfires, LA Jews cope with regret — and rancorHow do you recover when the winds of partisanship blow strong? 
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	  News An Israeli restaurant chain said it closed due to boycotts. Protesters are celebrating.
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	  Sports It’s so cool that Sandy Koufax was there for that
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	  Opinion Jews are worried about Zohran Mamdani. Here’s why they shouldn’t be
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	  Opinion Can an idyllic dream of Israel ever be reality? She says: ‘Coexistence, My Ass’
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	  Fast Forward These Jews backed Brad Lander in the primary. Are they taking his advice and voting Mamdani?
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	  Fast Forward Ted Cruz to Jewish Republicans: Antisemitism is ‘an existential crisis in our party’
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	  Opinion Dating in New York after Oct. 7 was already painful. Then came Zohran Mamdani
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	  Fast Forward NYC’s Eric Adams condemns anti-Israel art exhibit: ‘Activism is not an excuse for antisemitism’
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