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Israel names a street after renowned Yiddish poet Abraham Sutzkever
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (612+ words) Dignitaries at the June 9th ceremony naming a street after Abraham Sutzkever in Netanya. Third from right: Sutzkever's granddaughter, Hadas Kalderon Courtesy of Hadas Kalderon By Rukhl Schaechter June 10, 2026 The Israeli city of Netanya has renamed one of its streets Rechov…...
'Remember the Liberty' has become code for 'Israel Is Evil"
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (777+ words) Senior Columnist Rob Eshman June 10, 2026 The first tragedy of the U. S. S. Liberty attack is that it happened at all. The second is that Israel's critics have weaponized it to spread hate. "I've got a call to action for everybody here," said…...
The real anti-Zionists are at the highest levels of the Israeli government
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (762+ words) Senior Columnist Rob Eshman June 10, 2026 The fact that about half of young American Jews favor replacing Israel with a binational Israeli-Palestinian state is indeed a result of anti-Zionism " but not necessarily their own. Instead, it's a consequence of the Israeli…...
A new proposal to radically destabilize Israel
9+ hour, 58+ min ago (782+ words) Columnist Dan Perry June 10, 2026 Given the jackhammer pace of outrageous developments, one might almost think Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition is trying to give the opposition ammunition in the coming election " most recently by promoting a bill rendering full-time Torah…...
France bans Smotrich as 6 countries impose new sanctions over Israeli settler violence
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (577+ words) By Shira Li Bartov (JTA) " Six countries have imposed coordinated sanctions against Israeli groups over settler violence in the West Bank, with France barring Israel's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, from its borders. France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway and…...
Milei praises "Judeo-Christian values" at Chabad event as Argentina courts European Jews
19+ hour, 14+ min ago (911+ words) Argentina's president, Javier Milei, greets attendees at a major Chabad event in Buenos Aires, June 8, 2026. (Nicolas Kremenchusky for Jabad Lubavitch Argentina) (JTA) " BUENOS AIRES " Argentine President Javier Milei exalted "Judeo-Christian values" on Monday as he spoke to a crowd of…...
The Yiddishist Yeshiva is open for registration
1+ day, 51+ min ago (160+ words) Image by Alec Burko " " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " ". " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " ", " " " " " ", " " [email'protected] " " ". Hello, fellow Forward reader! I'm Joel Brown, a Forward reader and supporter for more than 15 years, and currently the chair of the board of directors. I'm an avid Forward reader because it ticks so many…...
A century-old Jerusalem photo album sparks search for forgotten images of the Western Wall
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (414+ words) David Freedman said he knew he had "struck gold" when he found the album, which had been untouched for decades. "I realized in disbelief I was looking at extraordinary images of Jerusalem," he said. The request comes ahead of a…...
Israel boycott battle intensifies at Venice Art Biennale, testing tradition of inclusion
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (636+ words) The anti-Israel protests that disrupted the opening of the Venice Art Biennale continue to escalate, with more than 100 artists and curators declaring last week that they will bring legal action against Biennale authorities if their names are not removed from…...
Their sons are fighting for Israel, and it's driving them mad
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (899+ words) Dana Igvy and Ben Sultan play a mother and son in the film "Oxygen." Courtesy of Israel Film Center Festival The films evoke a world where war and the threat of war are constants. The sound of warning sirens and…...