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San Francisco's Chinatown in 1965. (Photo/Flickr-Roger W CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inHistory

Why do Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 23, 2021December 23, 2021
Avi Dresner and his father Rabbi Israel Dresner at Katz's Deli.
Posted inOpinion

‘I’ll have what he’s having’: Told he had little time left, my rabbi-dad wanted a last meal at Katz’s deli

Avi Dresner by Avi Dresner and Forward December 21, 2021
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Posted inTV & Film

What Yiddish — and the Forward — are doing in the new Spider-Man movie

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Attorney Saina Shamilov, who is Jewish, says: “The allegations that were made hit right in my heart.” (Photo/Forward)
Posted inNews

S.F. lawyers on both sides of ‘baseless’ antisemitism allegations in Amazon case

Meghann M. Cuniff by Meghann M. Cuniff and Forward December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Israeli actresses Alena Yiv (left) and Shira Haas play a mother and daughter in "Asia." (Photo/Courtesy Menemsha Films)
Posted inCulture

The best Jewish (and Jew-ish) films of 2021

PJ Grisar by Irene Katz Connelly, PJ Grisar and Forward December 20, 2021December 20, 2021
An El Al plane flying the flags of Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, and bearing the word "peace" in Arabic, English and Hebrew, arrives at the Abu Dhabi airport from Tel Aviv, Aug. 31, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Karim Sahib-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

American Jews — on the left and the right — got Trump’s Israel legacy all wrong

Ari Hoffman by Ari Hoffman and Forward December 17, 2021
(Photo/Forward-Courtesy Viola Spolin Estate)
Posted inCulture

How one Jewish woman became the mother of improv comedy

by Joshua Flanders and Forward December 16, 2021December 16, 2021
(Photo/Pixy.org CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Posted inUncategorized

Is the Christmas tree a religious symbol under the law? What about a menorah?

Michael A. Helfand by Michael A. Helfand and Forward December 15, 2021December 17, 2021
A kippah-clad man holds a sign reading "Jews for Black Lives" at a Black Lives Matter protest in front of the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Valerie Macon-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Rabbis’ letter warns Jews are ‘self-censoring’ on race and gender

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward December 15, 2021December 23, 2021
Logo of Twitter displayed on a mobile phone in front of Twitter's European headquarters in Dublin. (Photo/JTA-Artur Widak-NurPhoto-Getty Images)
Posted inTech

Will new Twitter rule curb harassment — or make it tougher to fight antisemites?

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward December 14, 2021

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