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Jodi Rudoren

Jodi Rudoren

Jodi Rudoren has been Editor-in-Chief of the Forward since 2019. Before that, she spent more than two decades as a reporter and editor at The New York Times. Follow her on Twitter @rudoren, email [email protected] and sign up here to receive her weekly newsletter, “Looking Forward,” in your inbox.

A mile from the DNC, a tribute to the Israeli hostages features a 22-foot replica of the bloody sweatpants worn by 19-year-old Naama Levy, one of the 100-plus Israelis still in captivity in Gaza. (Jodi Rudoren/Forward)
Posted inOpinion

A mile from the DNC, a giant pair of bloody sweatpants evokes the horror of Oct. 7

Jodi Rudoren by Jodi Rudoren August 22, 2024August 22, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. CHICAGO — You can glimpse part of Tomer Peretz’s […]

Rabbi Michael Beals holds hands up in the sign of the Priestly Blessing during the closing prayer of the first night of the Democratic Nation Convention in Chicago, Aug. 20, 2024.
Posted inPolitics

A rabbi, a pastor and a president walk into a convention: Scenes from the DNC’s first night

Jodi Rudoren by Jodi Rudoren August 20, 2024August 20, 2024
Then Vice President Joe Biden with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, March 2016. (U.S. Embassy via Flickr)
Posted inOpinion

How a lame-duck Joe Biden could end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Jodi Rudoren by Jodi Rudoren July 30, 2024July 30, 2024
Photos of hostages displayed at Israel’s consulate in New York. (Photo/Forward-Jodi Rudoren)
Posted inUncategorized, Opinion

Siding with humanity means watching the horrific videos from Oct. 7 — and from the bombings in Gaza

Jodi Rudoren by Jodi Rudoren November 8, 2023November 8, 2023
Campers at Club Ed International Surfing School. (Photo/Forward-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

My generation of parents is ruining sleep-away summer camp

Jodi Rudoren by Jodi Rudoren and Forward July 18, 2022
Israeli soldiers guarding a barrier. (Photo/Forward-iStock)
Posted inOpinion

It’s time to talk seriously about a Confederation of Israel and Palestine

Jodi Rudoren by Jodi Rudoren and Forward June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

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