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Category Archives: Forward
The Forward
Gerard J. Perry: “I actually had a conversation with one of their writers years ago at a bloggers’ party in Manhattan. When I told him that the idea of sharing the land, and the government, with Arab-Muslims who don’t want … Continue reading
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Forward Salaries
I went to Guidestar.org and searched for “Forward” and found this 990 form filed for 2012, which listed salaries as follows: * Samuel Norich (publisher): $219,474 * Jane Eisner (editor): $191,607 * Barry Surman (associate publisher): $147,472 * Boris Sandler … Continue reading
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Forward Reporter Moves To Los Angeles Times
Chaim Weiss writes: One of the key news writers and editors at the Forward has moved on and has joined the staff at the New York bureau of the Los Angeles Times to cover Wall Street and the business sector. … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, harvard graduate, jewish coalition, key news, news writers, young reporter
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Dennis Prager: ‘You Can’t Be A Good Person And Oppose A Radio Broadcaster Buying Into A Sports Team’
On his radio show today, Dennis said about the prospect of Rush Limbaugh buying a part of the St. Louis Rams: "You can not be a good person, your moral character is shown by the opposition to a radio broadcaster … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks, Dennis Prager, Football, Forward, Politics, Radio, Rush Limbaugh, Sports
Tagged assassin of martin luther king jr, keith olbermann, pulitzer prize, radio broadcaster, Rush Limbaugh, st louis rams
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Pico-Robertson Boasts Three Of Modern Orthodoxy’s Top Pulpit Rabbis
Rabbis Steven Weil of Beth Jacob, Elazar Muskin of YICC and Yosef Kanefsky of Bnai David-Judea all rank at the top of any list of America’s leading Modern Orthodox rabbis. Various Angelenos are honored in the Forward’s latest list of … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Forward, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson
Tagged american jews, Beth Jacob, diaspora jews, moral ambiguity, orthodox rabbis, rabbi yosef, YICC
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Wayne Hoffman and Alana Newhouse have left the Forward
They now work at Nextbook.org. Alana was passed over for the position of Editor of the Forward.
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Why Didn’t The Forward Choose Alana Newhouse?
Here’s my Alana Newhouse section. Mark Oppenheimer writes: …Alana has managed the newspaper’s transition to a new, award-winning website, and she is good on TV and radio (listen to her great insights about Portnoy’s Complaint)–she understands how to work in … Continue reading
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Tagged alana, allusion, buzz, credentials, editors, good on tv, heck, insights, j j goldberg, leon wieseltier, management skills, mark oppenheimer, New Republic, newhouse, news writers, panache, strikes, subscription renewals, thirties, writing on the wall
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Cushy Confab’s Contrasting Coverage
The Forward reports Aug. 3: A strange thing happened in Utah this week: Some 40 leading Jewish academics, writers, rabbis and professionals descended on the mountains of Park City, where, among other things, they built teepees. Although the media wasn’t … Continue reading
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Conservative Scourge Max Blumenthal
Daniel Treiman writes for the Forward: Armed with a cameraman and a dry wit, Blumenthal has become an Internet favorite, offering up red meat to those looking to have their stereotypes of conservatives confirmed with video evidence. Deadpanning his way … Continue reading
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