Benjamin Ivry is a frequent Forward contributor.
Benjamin Ivry
By Benjamin Ivry
-
Culture The secret Jewish history of Alcatraz
As the Trump administration ponders reopening the notorious island prison, we ponder the Jewish ghosts who haunt it
-
Culture 55 years later, how should we remember the Kent State massacre?
Four students were fatally shot on May 4, 1970 — three of them were Jewish
-
Culture Did this Jewish literary titan have the right idea about Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling after all?
Legendary critic Harold Bloom found Rowling to be a subpar writer whose work was replete with cliches
-
Culture In Pope Francis, a voice for interfaith dialogue and against antisemitism
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, the Pope cited Jewish theologians and psychoanalysts as influences
-
Opinion What Jews around the world stand to lose from the shuttering of USAID
The agency targeted by the Trump administration has been a living example of tzedakah that saved thousands upon thousands of lives
-
Culture Targeted by Trump for oblivion, the Voice of America once nurtured the dreams of Jews worldwide
Founded in 1942 to fight Nazi propaganda, the broadcaster won the hearts of listeners in dozens of languages
-
Film & TV In the brutality of ‘The Brutalist,’ a misunderstanding of the Jewish architect’s experience
László Tóth's story runs counter to the real-life experience of Marcel Breuer, Ernő Goldfinger and others
-
Culture Was Casanova an antisemite, a believer in Kabbalah — or both?
Born 300 years ago, the legendary libertine had a utilitarian relationship to faith
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Ye debuts ‘Heil Hitler’ music video that includes a sample of a Hitler speech
- 2
Culture Cardinals are Catholic, not Jewish — so why do they all wear yarmulkes?
- 3
News School Israel trip turns ‘terrifying’ for LA students attacked by Israeli teens
- 4
Fast Forward Student suspended for ‘F— the Jews’ video defends himself on antisemitic podcast
In Case You Missed It
-
Culture A pocket guide to the Jewish grandmothers of Mexico
-
Opinion Israel is choosing to inflict misery on Gaza
-
Fast Forward Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Brooklyn as Columbia library takeover fallout continues
-
Opinion This week proved it: Trump’s approach to antisemitism at Columbia is horribly ineffective
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
