Dan Friedman
The Jewish Daily Forward
New York, NY, United States
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Why Jews (and everyone else) should boycott the World Cup this year
Qatar's mistreatment of migrant workers and its record on women's and LGBTQ rights make this year's World Cup a must-avoid event. → Read More
No, she wasn’t Jewish, but Betty White had a very Jewish century
Betty White appeared on radio long before Hitler came to power, was a pioneer in television, and went on to meet Barack Obama at the White House. → Read More
A TikTok Hanukkah miracle — and your weekend reads
This is an adaptation of our weekly Shabbat newsletter, sent by our editor-in-chief on Friday afternoons. Sign up here to get the Forward’s → Read More
After 49 days, what can we count on?
For years, Jews have been counting the Omer, the forty-nine days between Passover and Shavuot. This time, we are also counting days of lockdown. → Read More
The secret Jewish history of Leap Year (and Leap Shabbat too)
On February 29, 2020, Americans will observe Leap Year. There's something a little Jewish about that day. → Read More
What It Means To Grow An Omer Beard
Why Jews don't shave during the Omer period, growing beards between Passover and Shavuot. → Read More
The Sami Rohr Prize For Jewish Literature Announces Its Nominees
The Jewish Book Council announced its finalists for the 2019 Sami Rohr Prize nominating Rachel Kadish, Michael David Lukas and Dalia Rosenfeld. → Read More
Contested Identity, Uncontested Election – The Forward
Julia Salazar entered the public eye after her upset victory for New York state senate. Then controversy over her Jewish identity arose. → Read More
Jez Butterworth’s Tale Of Love And Darkness
Jez Butterworth's "Ferryman," directed on Broadway by Sam Mendes, echoes both Shakespeare and Anton Chekhov. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: The Improv King Of America
The only journalist to set foot on the set of “Who Is America” looks at Sacha Baron Cohen’s show as a genre-defying piece of improvisation. → Read More
You Too Will ‘Love, Gilda’
Lisa D'Apolito's new biographical documentary of Gilda Radner is playing now at the Tribeca Film Festival. → Read More
Neil Simon’s Seven Greatest Quotes
Here are the seven greatest quotes from Neil Simon, who died on August 25, 2018. → Read More
Shmuley Boteach Stresses Roseanne’s Jewish Repentance
Using Jewish concepts, long-time acquaintance of Roseanne Barr, Shmuley Boteach yet again showed he is her most eloquent defender, bar none. → Read More
No, You Really Don’t Need To Take A DNA Test
What difference would it make if you find out that you were 1% Viking? → Read More
Prince William In The Holy Land
ISABEL INFANTES/AFP/Getty... Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, gives a wave as he leaves the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in central London, on April 23, 2018, after his wife Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to a son, their third child. Prince William today will begin the first ever official visit to Israel by a member of the British royal family. Due to… → Read More
WATCH: Trump Insults Jewish Pol In Nevada
Channeling the skills that he honed over seasons of “The Apprentice” (though not the skills of civil debate), President Donald Trump went to Nevada to stump for Republican senate candidate Dean Heller. Brushing off the immigration furor that has surrounded his administration for the past week, he chose to tease and play with the crowd in baiting the state Democratic opposition. As the incumbent… → Read More
Israel Strikes Out At Gaza Fire Kites
In response to the fire kites, fire condoms and fire balloons that have been sent from Gaza to burn Israeli property in the past week, the Israeli military have carried out five strikes in 24 hours on Palestinians in Gaza. → Read More
British University Uses Nazi Quote To ‘Inspire’ Students
The career advice department at the University of Exeter on the south west coast of England sent out an inspirational quote in a mass email. → Read More
For #MeToo To Work We Have To Move Beyond 90s ‘Bitchification’
Award-winning journalist and former Forward staffer, Allison Yarrow talks about her new book on the media treatment of women in the 90s. → Read More
Can Natalie Portman And Jonathan Safran Foer Save The World From Humans?
Can “Eating Animals” become the “Inconvenient Truth” or “Philadelphia” of animal farming and food production? → Read More