How Doug Mastriano and Ilhan Omar are bringing bigots back By Rafael Medoff Aug 8, 2022 Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, pressed by the media in late July about his association with an outspoken antisemite, condemned “anti-Semitism in any form”— yet refused to condemn the antisemite with whom he has been associating. It’s antisemitism without antisemites. Mastriano was revealed to have been paying “consulting” fees to the… Read More
Youth Voice An angry mob couldn't stop my Western Wall bat mitzvah Every time that I mentioned that I was going to have a bat mitzvah to my friends at school, they would say that they wanted one, too. They imagined a big… By Lucia da Silva, Forward Aug 4, 2022
Opinion Can Jews ever really agree to disagree? Here’s a story I recently shared on Facebook: I was paddling my inflatable kayak on a lake in the Berkshires. Granted, it is not the sleekest or… By Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA Aug 4, 2022
Letters Film fest responds; Don't hold Jewish food event on Tisha B'Av Jewish film fest responds The Jewish Film Institute, presenter of the annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, understands that some in the community… By J. Readers Aug 3, 2022
Local Voice Stripping Madden name from library: righting a wrong at Fresno State On July 13, the California State University Board of Trustees voted to remove the name of Henry Miller Madden from Fresno State’s campus library after 42… By Bradley W. Hart Aug 2, 2022
Opinion The perils of California textbooks that teach Jews are white Have you ever asked a young person what ancient Jews looked like? With what students are learning in California textbooks, you may be quite surprised with… By Isaac Levy Aug 1, 2022
First Person Pledging allegiance to the Highland Park of my childhood As I prepared lunch for a family outing on July Fourth, the news broadcast I was listening to with half an ear delivered a gut-punch. Another mass… By Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi, Forward Jul 27, 2022
Opinion AIPAC’s pivot to negative electioneering will fail in the long run Last week’s Maryland primary results showcased the latest battleground — and engagement rules —for AIPAC’s new high-profile/high-risk political… By Ken Toltz, Forward Jul 25, 2022
Opinion At every level, Jews must push investors to leave behind fossil fuels Not everything has a simple explanation, but every cause has an effect. If you throw a stone into a pond, it will splash. If you pump carbon into the air… By Chloe Maxmin, Forward Jul 21, 2022