She chronicled life’s magic moments — the milestones and the mundane
Sally Friedman, a New Jersey columnist and the mother of my close friends died at 86 after years of debilitating dementia
women in journalism
The Latest
-
Looking Forward -
Fast Forward How Jewish journalist Ruth Elkrief wound up in the middle of France’s debate over antisemitism and Islamophobia
A far-left leader called the 30-year broadcast veteran Islamophobic for asking tough questions of a pro-Palestinian lawmaker
-
News ‘Journalism is not a crime’: Pulitzer and MacArthur winner Lynsey Addario on war photography
She’s covered war in Israel, Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. But don’t ask her — or any other journalist — to take sides
-
Culture The publisher of an iconic newspaper is living Black (and Jewish) history
Elinor Tatum carries on the storied legacy of the New York Amsterdam News
-
Opinion Israel’s non-apology on Shireen Abu Akleh sends a message that Palestinian lives don’t matter
Biden administration’s pressure on Israel to investigate the shooting would be better spent pushing for end to the occupation
-
Opinion The US government shouldn’t be done looking into Shireen Abu Akleh’s death
The US investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s death won’t silence Israel’s critics — or defenders
-
Fast Forward Janet Malcolm, who challenged and changed journalism, dies at 86
Janet Malcolm, the legendary writer whose seminal books on journalism and psychoanalysis influenced generations of reporters, died Wednesday at the age of 86. Her daughter, Anne Malcolm, told The New York Times that the cause was lung cancer. Malcolm, who began a long career at The New Yorker in 1963 and whose books delved into…
-
Life Part News Anchor, Part Rebbetzin: Meet Israel’s Favorite Newswoman
She’s known for her trademark headband wig, an unlikely uniform on Israeli prime-time news. Sivan Rahav Meir: Tall, rectangular glasses, modestly dressed, Meir is often either conducting exclusive interviews — Sara Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin, the late rabbi Ovadia Yosef — or offering her own unwavering commentary on her night show. Born and raised in…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
- 2
Fast Forward Their Pacific Palisades synagogue is standing, but all three rabbis lost their homes
- 3
News ‘Do you have the Torahs?’ Synagogue races LA wildfire to rescue its past and future
- 4
Culture In Peter Yarrow’s legacy, an uneasy blend of Jewish values and personal transgressions
In Case You Missed It
-
News Lipstadt has ‘hope’ Trump team will build on her antisemitism work
-
Fast Forward A lost film about Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side returns to the big screen in NYC
-
Opinion ‘The rabbis did disaster pretty well’: Amid wildfires, LA Jews cope with regret — and rancor
-
Fast Forward Javier Milei, Argentina’s pro-Israel president, is first non-Jew to win ‘Jewish Nobel’
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
