Kurt Cobain When Kurt Cobain Spoke Yiddishforward.com - Seth Rogovoy Kurt Cobain — guitarist and frontman for the grunge-rock band Nirvana, one of the most influential rock groups of all time — took his own life at age …
Iceland Why Is This Passover Different From All Others? In Iceland, It’s Because The Rabbi Lives There.forward.com - Fortunato Salazar On the face of it, this year’s Passover in Reykjavik, Iceland resembled last year’s celebration. Both were held in a downtown hotel meeting room set …
Avengers: Endgame Watch: Israel Has The Best ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Fans (No Spoilers!)forward.com - By Jenny Singer Step aside, Marvel Studios fans in Los Angeles, Seoul, and London…Israelis displayed this week that they are the definitive fans of the fictional …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAvengers: Endgame Watch: Israelis Win For Best ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Fandom (No Spoilers!)forward.com - Jenny Singer Step aside, Marvel Studios fans in Los Angeles, Seoul, and London…Israelis displayed this week that they are the definitive fans of the fictional …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMichigan State University Michigan Man Charged With Anti-Semitic Death Threats Toward Hillel Employeeforward.com - By Aiden Pink A 19-year-old in Michigan has been charged with a felony after allegedly sending anti-Semitic threats to a man who dated his ex-girlfriend, as well …
Otto Warmbier Trump Approved $2M Payment To North Korea For Otto Warmbier’s ‘Care’forward.com - By Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump approved payment of a $2 million bill presented by North Korea to cover its care of comatose American …
Jewish Culture ‘Hired Goons,’ Intimidating Rottweiler Cited In Synagogue Lockout Lawsuitforward.com - By Ari Feldman Hired goons. A rottweiler. Sabotage. Coney Island. If you think this sounds like the plot from a classic crime epic about Brooklyn, you’d be right. …
Jewish Culture Twitter Won’t Ban White Nationalists Because It Would Also Affect Republicansforward.com - By Aiden Pink Twitter can’t ban white nationalists in the same way it has removed ISIS-affiliated terrorists from the platform because doing so would affect the …
Kate McKinnon Bari Weiss Dated Kate McKinnon, But Doesn’t Want ‘Political Points’ For Her Sexual Identityforward.com - By Jenny Singer Bari Weiss, the New York Times columnist famous for being a Jewish woman who does not want any more rights than she currently has, dated Saturday …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWoody Allen Woody Allen’s ‘Manhattan’ Is 40. Can We Still Admire It In 2019?forward.com - PJ Grisar When Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn began their relationship, she was a 21-year-old college freshman and the adopted daughter of Allen’s longtime …
Play buttonJewish Culture Biden Makes Trump’s Charlottesville Reaction The Center Of His Campaign Launchforward.com - By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Joe Biden launched his presidential campaign by accusing President Donald Trump with failing to unreservedly condemn neo-Nazis …
Jewish Culture The True Cost Of The Trump-Netanyahu Allianceforward.com - Jane Eisner Of course, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would promise to name a new community in the Golan Heights for President Trump. Why should he …
Play buttonLeonardo Dicaprio Jewish Rapper ‘Forgives’ Germany In Excruciating Music Video From Leonardo DiCaprioforward.com - By Jenny Singer Famously, the charity single “We Are The World,” performed by a supergroup of musicians on behalf of Africa, saved the continent and ended systemic …
Play buttonIlhan Omar WATCH: Cory Booker Calls Trump’s Attacks On Ilhan Omar ‘Reprehensible’forward.com - By Aiden Pink Speaking at a forum for Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Cory Booker defended Rep. Ilhan Omar from attacks on her from President Trump and …
Israel Democrats - Like Their Candidates - Hate Bibi But Not Israel, Study Findsforward.com - Abe Silberstein On Tuesday, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) scolded Senator Bernie Sanders for …
Measles Largest Measles Outbreak In Decades Spread To 22 Statesforward.com - By Josh Nathan-Kazis Measles, the serious disease ravaging Orthodox Jewish communities in New York, has spread to 22 states across the U.S. in the worst measles outbreak …
Israel I Wanted To Meet With Arabs - So Israel Treated Me Like Oneforward.com - Laura Mandel I’ve never felt much fear or anxiety about traveling to Israel. I always knew I was protected by my American passport and, above all, by my status as …
Orthodox Judaism New Jersey Residents Keep Trying To Kick Orthodox Jews Out Of City Parksforward.com - By Aiden Pink After a resident of Brick Township in central New Jersey complained on Twitter to mayor John Ducey on Tuesday about the city’s parks and beaches …
University of Maryland BDS Vote Loses At University Of Marylandforward.com - By Marcy Oster (JTA) — The student government of the University of Maryland rejected an Israel divestment resolution. The resolution was defeated on Wednesday night …
Winnipeg Anti-Semitic Attack On Kosher Cafe Was Staged By Owners, Canadian Police Sayforward.com - By Marcy Oster (JTA) — An alleged anti-Semitic attack on a kosher Italian-style café in Winnipeg, Canada was staged by the owners of the restaurant, police now …
Benjamin Netanyahu Most Americans Like Israelis But Not Netanyahu’s Government: Pollforward.com - By Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — Republicans and Democrats may hold widely disparate views of Israel’s government, a new survey found, but both have positive vibes about …
Jewish Culture Here Are All The Famous Men Who Have Tried To Come Back From #MeTooforward.com - By Jenny Singer On October 5, the New York Times published an investigative story about allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct by media mogul Harvey …
Jewish Culture A New Program Offers A Space For Non-Binary Mitzvahsforward.com - Simone Somekh During middle school, Yoni Kollin took part in “Shevet,” a Jewish teen group in Los Angeles for boys post-bar mitzvah. The program, facilitated by …
Jewish Culture New York City Tickets 12 For Defying Measles Vaccination Orderforward.com - By Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has issued civil summonses to 12 people it said were not complying with a mandatory measles vaccination order as …
Abortion Alabama Bills Compare Abortion To Holocaustforward.com - By Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — Alabama state lawmakers drew comparisons between the Holocaust and abortion in bills introduced earlier this month. Sen. Greg Albritton and …
Passover ‘Passover Fyre Fest’ Leaves Hundreds Stranded After Organizer Skips Out On Billsforward.com - By Aiden Pink Hundreds of people hoping for a fun Passover retreat were left stranded in Florida after the organizer failed to pay for more than $75,000 in goods …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNew Jersey New Jersey Mayor Advised Resident To ‘Call Police’ On Jewish ‘Invaders’forward.com - Alyssa Fisher When a New Jersey resident complained on Twitter about Jewish “invaders” in her town, the mayor responded with advice to “call the police,” drawing …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoJared Kushner Anderson Cooper Accused Jared Kushner Of ‘Gaslighting’ — Here’s What That Word Meansforward.com - Jenny Singer My tupperware container of old gefilte fish is not making the office smell weird. You have a poor sense of smell, remember? This seems like it’s all …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoJewish Culture Watching ‘Spider-Man’ Can Decrease Spider Phobia, Israeli Researchers Findforward.com - By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — It sounds like a teenager’s dream: Could watching superhero movies have actual health benefits? Two Israeli researchers think so. They found …
Passover U. Of Maryland Student Government Won’t Change BDS Vote Scheduled For Passoverforward.com - By Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — The University of Maryland “regrets” that a student government vote on an Israel divestment resolution will be held on Passover — but the …
