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A sign of solidarity was placed in front of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas.(Photo/Forward-Haya Panjwani)

U.S.

FBI accused of minimizing antisemitism of Texas hostage-taker

by Lauren Markoe and Forward January 18, 2022

Activists with the Jewish climate change group Dayenu at a New York City event in April 2021. (Photo/JTA-Gili Getz)

U.S.

Roadblocks ahead as activists push for Jewish fossil fuel divestment

by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward January 13, 2022

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At long last, premium Israeli whisky is here — was it worth the wait?

by Dan Friedman and Forward January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

Deborah Lipstadt at a showing of “Denial” at the Rome Film Festival, Oct. 17, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Elisabetta A. Villa-WireImage)

News

‘Antisemitism is not a game’: Why the Senate holdup on Biden’s antisemitism envoy matters

by Jacob Kornbluh and Forward January 10, 2022

Stanford University's campus from above / Wikimedia Commons

What a recent report gets wrong about DEI and antisemitism

by Steven Lubet and Forward January 7, 2022

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein walks towards a press conference with Poway Mayor Steve Vaus, April 28, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Sandy Huffaker-AFP-Getty Images)

Hero rabbi in Chabad of Poway shooting gets jail time

by Louis Keene and Forward January 4, 2022January 4, 2022

Saul Bellow in 1976 (Photo/U.S. State Department)

Genius, jerk, misogynist, everyman — the many lives of Saul Bellow

by Julia M. Klein and Forward January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

Stanford University (Photo/File)

Our research shows many DEI staff have a blind spot when it comes to Jews

by Jay P. Greene, James D. Paul and Forward December 29, 2021January 3, 2022

Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in "Licorice Pizza"

Film

In ‘Licorice Pizza,’ P.T. Anderson shows us what makes Jews — and Haim — unique

by PJ Grisar and Forward December 29, 2021December 29, 2021

The kinara, the main symbol of Kwanzaa, was inspired by the Hanukkah menorah. (Photo/Forward-iStock)

How Kwanzaa’s creator modified a menorah — and helped Black Jews

by Robin Washington and Forward December 27, 2021December 27, 2021