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Beth Harpaz

Beth Harpaz

Beth Harpaz is a reporter for the Forward. She previously worked for the Associated Press, first covering breaking news and politics, then as AP Travel editor. Follow her @literarydj or email [email protected].

Volodymyr Kubijovych, circled, gives a Nazi salute at an SS Galichina recruitment ceremony in 1943. An endowment at the University of Alberta honors Kubijovych. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy TSDKFFA via U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Posted inWorld

Canadian officials are ashamed to have saluted a Ukrainian who fought for Hitler — but it didn’t come from nowhere

Beth HarpazLev Golinkin by Beth Harpaz and Lev Golinkin October 3, 2023October 3, 2023
David Eldar (right) during the 2023 Scrabble championship tournament. He defeated Harshan Lamabadusuriya (left) to win the tournament. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy NASPA)
Posted inCulture

The Jewish world champion of Scrabble shares his secrets on how to win the game

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz August 15, 2023August 15, 2023
A Memphis police car in 2022. (Photo/JTA-Brad Vest-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Man who allegedly fired shots at Jewish school shared grievances against it, flashbacks of father’s violent death

Louis KeeneBeth Harpaz by Louis Keene and Beth Harpaz August 1, 2023August 1, 2023
Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip "Dilbert." (Photo/Bob Riha, Jr.-Getty Images)
Posted inComics

‘Dilbert’ cartoon creator once questioned the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz and Forward March 3, 2023March 3, 2023
Sammy Davis Jr., circa 1955. (Photo/Getty Images-Forward)
Posted inFilm

The real story behind Sammy Davis Jr.’s conversion to Judaism

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz and Forward February 23, 2023February 23, 2023
Walter Mosely’s latest novel is called "Every Man a King." (Graphic/Matthew Litman-Forward; Photos/Amy Sussman-Getty Images and courtesy of Walter Mosley)
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Walter Mosley talks about his new detective novel, race, antisemitism — and his Jewish mother

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz and Forward February 22, 2023February 23, 2023

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