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Hannah Feuer

Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont. Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, she is a 2023 graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

A rendering of helical DNA structures. (onlyyouqj/iStock)
Posted inU.S.

Her body has been unidentified for decades. Her Ashkenazi DNA may explain why

by Hannah Feuer May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Murder investigators in Arizona are encountering a stubborn obstacle […]

A pro-choice religious rally at the U.S. Supreme Court, April 2, 2025. (Courtesy of National Council of Jewish Women)
Posted inPolitics

Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — by turning a religious freedom law against the evangelical right

by Hannah Feuer April 8, 2026April 8, 2026
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch talks to the press about the Jan. 28 incident with Mayor New York Zohran Mamdani to her left
Posted inU.S.

Suspect in Chabad headquarters ramming previously sought ‘spiritual guidance’ from rabbi

by Hannah Feuer January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
Judge Alvin Kenneth Hellerstein
Posted inPolitics

The judge in Maduro’s case is an Orthodox Jew — and displays a Torah verse in his chambers

by Hannah Feuer January 5, 2026January 5, 2026
Israeli flags at a rally in San Francisco's Union Square, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inEducation

Beverly Hills schools wanted to fly the Israeli flag – but not to support the Jewish state

by Hannah Feuer October 21, 2025October 22, 2025
Barry Rosen and his wife Barbara
Posted inIsrael

‘It never goes away’: A former hostage describes the paradox of freedom

by Hannah Feuer October 16, 2025October 16, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shares his autobiography with then-former President Donald Trump  at Trump's estate, Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, July 26, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom/Israel Government Press Office)
Posted inAnalysis

Phase one of the Gaza peace plan is starting to fray

by Hannah Feuer October 15, 2025October 15, 2025
Israeli and US flags in the wind
Posted inEducation

Beverly Hills schools wanted to fly the Israeli flag – but not to support the Jewish state

by Hannah Feuer September 3, 2025September 3, 2025
Dennis Prager
Posted inEducation

PragerU curriculum about Israel, Jews OK’d for public schools in 8 states

by Hannah Feuer August 25, 2025August 25, 2025

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