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Introducing the Forward Forum…
Moderated by Associate Editor Gabriel Sanders and featuring News Editor Nathaniel Popper, Arts & Culture Editor Alana Newhouse, Editor Wayne Hoffman, Web Editor Daniel Treiman, and Staff Writers Jennifer Siegel and Anthony Weiss.
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Controversial clergy and the Jewish community: Will controversial preachers continue to haunt the presidential election, and how have they affected the Jewish vote? |
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J Street’s Challenge to AIPAC: Is Washington big enough for two pro-Israel lobbies? |
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Publicly Funded Hebrew School: Do plans for a new Hebrew charter school in Brooklyn violate the separation of Church and State? |
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Kosher controversy: Is the kosher supervision industry in need of ethical reform? |
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Jewish Summer Camp: What has made Jewish summer camps so successful? |
Special guest JTA Managing Editor Ami Eden joins the Forward staff for some heated discussion on:
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Israel at 60: Does Israel play as important a role in American Jews’ lives as it once did? |
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The influence of Jewish Superdelegates: Can Jews swing the Democratic primary? |
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Black-Jewish relations: How have they changed since the civil rights movement of the 60s — and since the Crown Heights riots of the 90s? |
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The impact of Israeli culture on Americans: Is Israeli film and literature in vogue and what effect does that have on the country’s image overall? |
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Our Museum Problem: Is the prevalence of Jewish museums hurting the future of the American Jewish community? |
Previous Episodes
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Forward Forum 02 * What’s Joe Lieberman doing with Republicans? * How do Jews feel about Barack Obama? * Can homosexuality and Orthodoxy ever be reconciled? * Plus Soviet Jewry today and the Yiddish revival. |
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Forward Forum 01 * Where do GOP candidates stand on matters of faith? * What are the controversies swirling around Chabad? * How is the changing face of intermarriage affecting Jewish continuity? * Plus the “Eco-Kosher” movement and a nostalgic Forward book tour across Jewish America! |
Comedy Special with Joel Chasnoff. Absolutely hilarious! Author and Comedian Joel Chasnoff performs his stand-up comedy routine focusing on Jewish culture and quirks. Laugh-out-loud funny, there is much enjoyment to come from the humor of Joel Chasnoff!
The Salon 06. Top Chef’s Gail Simmons gives her take on Elena Kagan’s supreme court nomination, how to talk about Israel and more! Also featuring guests comedian Cory Kahaney and The Gloss.com editor-in-chief Lilit Marcus. Hosts, Jane Eisner and Rachel Sklar.
With the Editors 04. Editors of Jewish publications ask: is President Obama’s “charm offensive” working; what can be done about Iran; what editors of Jewish publications think about allegations of dual loyalty against American Jews, and more!
