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There's nothing like archival ads from early 20th-century editions of Forverts to bring out the Yiddishe research nerd in all of us. But now we want to know what this musical pin looked like!
from @forward.com, June 1908--found while looking for info about other Musical stuff.
what's a musical pin? 🤔
what's a musical pin? 🤔
December 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There's nothing like archival ads from early 20th-century editions of Forverts to bring out the Yiddishe research nerd in all of us. But now we want to know what this musical pin looked like!
As Commissioner Chadwick was wrapping up the commission meeting, he wished the group a Merry Christmas, and Commissioner Waldrop whispered, “We haven’t said ‘Happy Hanukkah.'”
“No, we don’t say that,” Chadwick replied, as Waldrop’s mouth fell agape.
“No, we don’t say that,” Chadwick replied, as Waldrop’s mouth fell agape.
This politician refused to say ‘Happy Hanukkah,’ then blamed ‘political correctness’ for the backlash
Chris Chadwick, chairman of the Carteret County Board of Commissioners, said he will defend his right to say "Merry Christmas."
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December 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
As Commissioner Chadwick was wrapping up the commission meeting, he wished the group a Merry Christmas, and Commissioner Waldrop whispered, “We haven’t said ‘Happy Hanukkah.'”
“No, we don’t say that,” Chadwick replied, as Waldrop’s mouth fell agape.
“No, we don’t say that,” Chadwick replied, as Waldrop’s mouth fell agape.
"Despite his clear love of the Jewish Shabbat, he cannot help but reject it because it’s not Christian. And this is key to his argument: At its roots, Kirk’s praise of Shabbat is more concerned with convincing his readers to embrace Christianity than it is with learning from Judaism."
In making a Christian case for Shabbat, Charlie Kirk stripped off its Judaism
'Stop, in the Name of God,' Charlie Kirk's final book, is careful to make sure that Shabbat doesn't sound too Jewish.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Despite his clear love of the Jewish Shabbat, he cannot help but reject it because it’s not Christian. And this is key to his argument: At its roots, Kirk’s praise of Shabbat is more concerned with convincing his readers to embrace Christianity than it is with learning from Judaism."
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“I understand that the gentiles who are lighting their own menorahs as a show of solidarity mean well but that’s not for y’all to be doing. Judaism is a closed practice,” one user posted. “Get the circumcision first, then we’ll talk.”
Christians are displaying menorahs in their windows post-Bondi Beach attack. Why some Jews object
Non-Jews are placing menorahs in their windows as a show of support for their Jewish neighbors. But is it solidarity or appropriation?
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December 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“I understand that the gentiles who are lighting their own menorahs as a show of solidarity mean well but that’s not for y’all to be doing. Judaism is a closed practice,” one user posted. “Get the circumcision first, then we’ll talk.”
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I wrote a thing for @forward.com about reconnecting with family that I had presumed did not exist because of the Holocaust, and how a Bondi Beach veteran's pub became a place of reunion for us.
Australia welcomed my family’s Holocaust survivors — and Bondi Beach soon became a symbol of renewal for me
The Australian Jewish population nearly tripled in size from 1938 to 1961, with Holocaust survivors like my family moving there.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I wrote a thing for @forward.com about reconnecting with family that I had presumed did not exist because of the Holocaust, and how a Bondi Beach veteran's pub became a place of reunion for us.
Please welcome @forward.com's incoming editor-in-chief, @alykatzz.bsky.social!
Alyssa Katz Named Next Editor-in-Chief of the Forward
Alyssa Katz has been named Editor-in-Chief of the Forward, the nation’s most influential and widely-read Jewish publication. The appointment was announced today by Forward Publisher & CEO Rachel Fishm...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Please welcome @forward.com's incoming editor-in-chief, @alykatzz.bsky.social!
“When Jews are attacked for being Jews, and the response is muted, conditional, or delayed, the message is unmistakable. Jews may still live here, but only quietly.... We cannot and will not retreat into hiding our light. The call of this moment is simple and urgent: Light candles everywhere.”
The call of this Hanukkah moment remains simple and urgent: Light candles everywhere. Even when we're under attack.
Even after the attack at Bondi Beach that left 15 people dead in Sydney, Australia, we light Hanukkah candles to publicize the miracle.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“When Jews are attacked for being Jews, and the response is muted, conditional, or delayed, the message is unmistakable. Jews may still live here, but only quietly.... We cannot and will not retreat into hiding our light. The call of this moment is simple and urgent: Light candles everywhere.”
“We have repeatedly reached out to our government, telling them that we do not feel safe. And yet, it has often felt as though these concerns are met with procedural gestures... Australian Jews do not feel that the government is taking its approach to antisemitism as seriously as it should.”
I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
I grew up believing that Australia was one of the best places on earth to be Jewish. This country always felt like a gift: Extraordinary beaches, glorious wildlife, and a cultural temperament that val...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“We have repeatedly reached out to our government, telling them that we do not feel safe. And yet, it has often felt as though these concerns are met with procedural gestures... Australian Jews do not feel that the government is taking its approach to antisemitism as seriously as it should.”
“The left often prioritizes spotlighting the urgent needs of Palestinians—rightly, and with good reason…But the de-escalation that has accompanied the current ceasefire has opened an opportunity for the Jewish left to reflect and redefine its strategy. What future, exactly, are they fighting for?"
The Jewish left is misplaying its hand — by not focusing enough on Jews
Jews who support Palestinians are often treated as less Jewish in Israel. It's time for the Jewish left to take that issue seriously.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“The left often prioritizes spotlighting the urgent needs of Palestinians—rightly, and with good reason…But the de-escalation that has accompanied the current ceasefire has opened an opportunity for the Jewish left to reflect and redefine its strategy. What future, exactly, are they fighting for?"
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@forward.com spoke with Marty Supreme's production designer on why they decided to feature the delivery truck in the film.
How the Forward got a cameo in ‘Marty Supreme’
Production designer Jack Fisk speaks about the joys, and challenges, of recreating 1950s New York — and beyond.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@forward.com spoke with Marty Supreme's production designer on why they decided to feature the delivery truck in the film.
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Marty Supreme goes all-in on embracing NYC Jewishness with a nice touch of nerdy historical accuracy:
Left: Isaac Bashevis Singer in front of a @forward.com delivery truck outside the historic Forward Building in 1968
Right: a Forward truck designed for the movie, parked outside the same building
Left: Isaac Bashevis Singer in front of a @forward.com delivery truck outside the historic Forward Building in 1968
Right: a Forward truck designed for the movie, parked outside the same building
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Marty Supreme goes all-in on embracing NYC Jewishness with a nice touch of nerdy historical accuracy:
Left: Isaac Bashevis Singer in front of a @forward.com delivery truck outside the historic Forward Building in 1968
Right: a Forward truck designed for the movie, parked outside the same building
Left: Isaac Bashevis Singer in front of a @forward.com delivery truck outside the historic Forward Building in 1968
Right: a Forward truck designed for the movie, parked outside the same building
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The latest in @benyamincohen.bsky.social's series @forward.com on small Jewish communities reflects a universal truth: baseball is always the answer.
"'You don’t build the baseball diamond for them to come,' he said. 'You build it because you love baseball.'"
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"'You don’t build the baseball diamond for them to come,' he said. 'You build it because you love baseball.'"
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This Jewish farmer is harvesting corn — and planting a synagogue — in the Illinois prairie
Near his family’s Illinois farm, Nik Jakobs is replanting Jewish life — turning a cornfield into a synagogue and a museum of small town Jewry.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The latest in @benyamincohen.bsky.social's series @forward.com on small Jewish communities reflects a universal truth: baseball is always the answer.
"'You don’t build the baseball diamond for them to come,' he said. 'You build it because you love baseball.'"
forward.com/news/782347/...
"'You don’t build the baseball diamond for them to come,' he said. 'You build it because you love baseball.'"
forward.com/news/782347/...
"As the political right navigates Tucker Carlson’s recent decision to host the white supremacist Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes on his podcast, one thing has become clear: There are some people in this country who are eager to pretend that antisemitism on the political right is a new issue."
For @forward.com, I wrote about the right’s bad bet on antisemitism and why acting as though mainstream right wing antisemitism started last week is deeply misguided forward.com/opinion/7820...
The fundamental miscalculation behind the GOP's antisemitism crisis
Tucker Carlson hosted Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist and Holocaust denier, on his show; now Republicans are in chaos over antisemitism.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"As the political right navigates Tucker Carlson’s recent decision to host the white supremacist Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes on his podcast, one thing has become clear: There are some people in this country who are eager to pretend that antisemitism on the political right is a new issue."
“The sun may have set over our city this evening. But as Eugene Debs once said, ‘I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.’”
Learn more about Eugene Debs and how @forward.com's earliest years were closely intertwined with him.
Learn more about Eugene Debs and how @forward.com's earliest years were closely intertwined with him.
Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — there's a long Jewish history there
Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — a 1900s socialist leader with a long history of Jewish support in the Forward.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“The sun may have set over our city this evening. But as Eugene Debs once said, ‘I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.’”
Learn more about Eugene Debs and how @forward.com's earliest years were closely intertwined with him.
Learn more about Eugene Debs and how @forward.com's earliest years were closely intertwined with him.
Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist whose campaign was powered by youthful energy, a surge of new voters, and a promise of unconventional change, completed his yearlong journey with a decisive victory — to be elected the 111th mayor of NYC and the first Muslim to hold the office.
How Mamdani became New York’s next mayor, with Jews divided between fierce opposition and fiery support
Zohran Mamdani’s victory will make him the first Muslim mayor of New York City, which has the highest concentration of Jews outside Israel.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist whose campaign was powered by youthful energy, a surge of new voters, and a promise of unconventional change, completed his yearlong journey with a decisive victory — to be elected the 111th mayor of NYC and the first Muslim to hold the office.
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I went to Germany to speak with both Jews and non-Jewish Germans who are doing the work of bringing memory culture to life — and to learn how Germany's commitment to remember the Holocaust is being strained by the post-Oct. 7 and far-right politics.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
How Germany's Holocaust remembrance culture kicked off a democratic crisis
Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture has been strained by Oct. 7 and the rise of the far-right. What happens if Germany loses its memory?
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October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I went to Germany to speak with both Jews and non-Jewish Germans who are doing the work of bringing memory culture to life — and to learn how Germany's commitment to remember the Holocaust is being strained by the post-Oct. 7 and far-right politics.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
It's never too early to learn some Yiddish words for witchcraft.
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It's never too early to learn some Yiddish words for witchcraft.
Happy Challahween, everyone!
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Happy Challahween, everyone!
New from @forward.com contributing columnist @emilyctamkin.bsky.social:
"There is a meaningful risk that the election of a mayor with a record like Cuomo’s would make women feel less secure reporting harassment to those in power."
"There is a meaningful risk that the election of a mayor with a record like Cuomo’s would make women feel less secure reporting harassment to those in power."
In the Mamdani-Cuomo race, why should I choose safety as a Jew over safety as a woman?
Rabbis are denouncing Zohran Mamdani in the race for New York City mayor — without acknowledging the threat to women posed by Andrew Cuomo.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
New from @forward.com contributing columnist @emilyctamkin.bsky.social:
"There is a meaningful risk that the election of a mayor with a record like Cuomo’s would make women feel less secure reporting harassment to those in power."
"There is a meaningful risk that the election of a mayor with a record like Cuomo’s would make women feel less secure reporting harassment to those in power."
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For @forward.com, I wrote about how political violence is only an issue of both sides (or the left) if you completely leave power out of your analysis forward.com/opinion/7765...
Think the left is politically violent? Young Republicans have a wake-up call for you
A Young Republican chat rife with antisemitism and racism is a reminder of how we misjudge the seriousness of political violence.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
For @forward.com, I wrote about how political violence is only an issue of both sides (or the left) if you completely leave power out of your analysis forward.com/opinion/7765...
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I've been lucky enough to profile/interview some of my favorite writers over the years.
Here's a piece I wrote about @susanorlean.bsky.social for the @forward.com back in 2018, around the release of her dazzling "The Library Book."
Here's a piece I wrote about @susanorlean.bsky.social for the @forward.com back in 2018, around the release of her dazzling "The Library Book."
Susan Orlean On Her Passion For Books And Judaism
Susan Orlean Discusses Her 'Library Book' and her passion for Judaism and journalism.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I've been lucky enough to profile/interview some of my favorite writers over the years.
Here's a piece I wrote about @susanorlean.bsky.social for the @forward.com back in 2018, around the release of her dazzling "The Library Book."
Here's a piece I wrote about @susanorlean.bsky.social for the @forward.com back in 2018, around the release of her dazzling "The Library Book."
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In The Forward, J Street’s National Director of Communal Relations Sam Berkman writes powerfully that this is a moment for both celebration and resolve – to ensure there are no more massacres, no more hostages and no more bloodshed.
Read the full piece ⬇️
Read the full piece ⬇️
The hostages are home. The fight for their future is far from over
The last living Israeli hostages were released today. They deserve a future of peace in the Middle East — so we can't become complacent.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In The Forward, J Street’s National Director of Communal Relations Sam Berkman writes powerfully that this is a moment for both celebration and resolve – to ensure there are no more massacres, no more hostages and no more bloodshed.
Read the full piece ⬇️
Read the full piece ⬇️
"One day, when Sabrina Hakim was out for a walk with her father, he started speaking a language she could not understand. Sabrina figured he must be speaking Judeo-Kashi, a variety of Judeo-Iranian. Her father spoke this language as a child in the Iranian city of Kashan before he moved to Tehran."
Could dementia be the key to saving endangered Jewish languages?
Sometimes when people's short-term memories begin to falter, they recall the first languages that they learned.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"One day, when Sabrina Hakim was out for a walk with her father, he started speaking a language she could not understand. Sabrina figured he must be speaking Judeo-Kashi, a variety of Judeo-Iranian. Her father spoke this language as a child in the Iranian city of Kashan before he moved to Tehran."
"Why do we read the Book of Jonah on Yom Kippur?” asks Forward contributing columnist Sruli Fruchter. "Commentators — predictably — differ. But I believe one crucial reason is because of the book’s warning against dehumanizing others in the course of seeking our own redemption."
A crucial Yom Kippur reading holds a scathing lesson on Gaza
On Yom Kippur, we read the Book of Jonah. It's a lesson, amid the Israel-Hamas war, on the need for Jews to have compassion for Palestinians.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"Why do we read the Book of Jonah on Yom Kippur?” asks Forward contributing columnist Sruli Fruchter. "Commentators — predictably — differ. But I believe one crucial reason is because of the book’s warning against dehumanizing others in the course of seeking our own redemption."
Please join us on Monday, October 20 at 7pm ET for a virtual event on New York City's mayoral race hosted by @forward.com. The event is free to forward members; non-members are encouraged to make a donation.
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NYC's Next Mayor and America's Jewish Future
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October 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Please join us on Monday, October 20 at 7pm ET for a virtual event on New York City's mayoral race hosted by @forward.com. The event is free to forward members; non-members are encouraged to make a donation.
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