Jacob Kornbluh
The Jewish Daily Forward
New York, United States
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Meet the Auschwitz survivor saluted by George Santos in Congress
Some doubted her story was real. But it is, and it will break your heart. → Read More
Rep. Omar co-sponsors Israel resolution as GOP majority votes to remove her from House committee
Ilhan Omar added her name to a resolution that condemns antisemitism and recognizes Israel 'as America’s legitimate and democratic ally.' → Read More
3 Jewish things about Jeffrey Zients, the new White House chief of staff
Zients will be the second Jewish person in a row to serve President Biden in the role. → Read More
Hasidic rabbi assails Trumpism rampant among the Orthodox
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum of the Satmar sect spoke a day after the victory of Kathy Hochul in the competitive New York governor’s race. → Read More
Hochul walks a fine line on yeshiva education as the battle for the Orthodox vote intensifies
Lee Zeldin, the GOP nominee for New York governor, has nabbed the backing of key Hasidic voting blocs. → Read More
Biden to host a diverse group of Jewish leaders at first Rosh Hashanah White House reception
The gathering, limited in size, will continue an annual tradition that Biden began as vice president at his official residence. → Read More
‘Shabbat Shalom and Sayonara’: Loyalists tried to oust Kushner via Shabbat meeting with Trump
Former White House advisor Peter Navaro details in new book an effort to replace Jared Kushner with Steve Bannon as head of the 2020 campaign amid dismal polling. → Read More
Josh Shapiro traces bid for Pennsylvania governor to his childhood work for Soviet Jews
Shapiro said in an interview this is the first time a Republican opponent, Doug Mastriano, presents an ‘existential threat’ to democracy. → Read More
Bernie Sanders went to ‘war’ with AIPAC. Now the pro-Israel lobby is pushing back.
‘Bernie can‘t accept the fact that a majority of progressive Democrats in America are pro-Israel,’ said a spokesperson for United Democracy Project. → Read More
Introducing “Vertl,” our Yiddish version of the world’s hottest word game
There are (at least) 476 versions of "Wordle" in 119 languages. Here's the backstory of the Forward's new Yiddish game. → Read More
Amnesty International describes Israel as an apartheid state in new report
‘The purpose of this report is to eliminate the State of Israel as a nation-state of the Jewish people,’ Israel’s foreign ministry says. → Read More
Aaron Keyak, former Biden Jewish engagement director, appointed as deputy antisemitism envoy
Keyak, who has been dubbed named the Orthodox political wunderkind, will serve as deputy to Holocaust historian E. Deborah Lipstadt. → Read More
How will Biden’s Afghanistan retreat impact Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Mideast experts weigh in on whether America’s credibility as a reliable partner has been tarnished among U.S. allies. → Read More
Deborah Lipstadt picked as Biden’s antisemitism envoy
The special envoy’s office was established by the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 and largely focuses on global antisemitism. → Read More
Eric Adams: Orthodox voting blocs are falling for Yang’s ‘false promises’
Adams, the current frontrunner, suggested Orthodox voting blocs are mistakenly falling for Yang’s “false promises” while courting their vote. → Read More
For Jews on the right and left, Reps. Omar and Tlaib are centerstage
Observers say Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are viewed as threats to the pro-Israel consensus. → Read More
Marjorie Taylor Greene says “Jewish lives matter,” and then posts a Soros conspiracy theory
Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted "Jewish lives matter" at Ilhan Omar, and then went on to tweet a conspiracy theory about George Soros. → Read More
As conflict in Gaza rages again, a shift in the American Jewish response
"The hasbara talking points just don’t hold water anymore,” one activist said. → Read More
Amid crisis, New York Times posts job for Palestinian affairs reporter
The plan for the position probably predates the current crisis, but the posting happened on a day when the conflict escalated. → Read More
Biden can neither ignore nor address Israeli-Palestinian violence
‘The region has a tendency of imposing itself on the American agenda in the most brutal ways’ said one policy expert. → Read More