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a white man in his 30s stands with Joe Biden, Jill Biden and a white woman in her 30s. all are smiling.

News

S.F. native Aaron Keyak appointed as Biden’s deputy antisemitism envoy

by Jacob Kornbluh and Forward November 19, 2021

an orthodox woman and a muslim woman shake hands, surrounded by children

Loving Israel or opposing the occupation? It’s a false dichotomy.

by Rabbi Jill Jacobs and Forward November 18, 2021November 19, 2021

Detail from “Yiddish Cosmos,” 2018, prints on paper by Yevgeniy Fiks

Little-known L.A. museum puts the saga of Soviet Jewry on display

by Tom Teicholz and Forward November 16, 2021

(Illustration/Forward)

Eulogized for championing women, Reform leader now accused of abusing them

by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward November 11, 2021

Dean Stockwell in his iconic role as Al in "Quantum Leap." (Photo/NBC Universal)

Film

How Dean Stockwell, dead at 85, fought antisemitism and inspired Jewish moviegoers

by Benjamin Ivry and Forward November 10, 2021

(Illustration/Forward-Nikki Casey)

I went 26 years without watching ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ My first viewing was underwhelming — until it wasn’t

by Irene Katz Connelly and Forward November 4, 2021

Artist Judy Chicago at her "A Birthday Bouquet For Belen" installation in 2019. (Photo/Forward-Donald Woodman-Artists Rights Society NY)

Feminist icon Judy Chicago gets first retrospective at de Young and a new autobiography

by PJ Grisar and Forward November 1, 2021November 3, 2021

a gold physical bitcoin held between two fingers

Why the S.F. Jewish Federation and other Jewish charities are now accepting Bitcoin

by Elisa Shoenberger and Forward October 21, 2021November 2, 2021

Sally Rooney speaks onstage during a conference in Pasadena on Jan. 17, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Erik Voake-Getty Images for Hulu)

Books

‘A new moment’: BDS activists cheer Sally Rooney’s boycott, Jewish groups mostly mum

by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward October 13, 2021