Anthony Weiss
National News
- For Madoff’s Victims, Here’s a Guide to the Complex World of Legal Restitution
- In the Courtroom: Torment and Dante’s Hell
- Once Labeled An AIPAC Spy, Larry Franklin Tells His Story
Community News
- A ‘Jewish Missionary’ Takes On Hunger
- Judge: Kosher Company Illegally Coerced Workers Before Union Election
- Survivors’ Hopes Dashed as NY Assembly Adjourns Without Sex Abuse Vote
International News
- Franz Molnar’s Heirs Fight Over His Bank Account, And Their Identity
- Harmony Silenced at Egyptian Music Fest
- Prague Conference May Be Last Chance To Settle Holocaust Property Claims
Israel News
- Growing Gulf Between U.S. And Israeli Jews on Obama
- Some See Extended Olive Branch For Israel In Ross Appointment to NSC
- Why Defining ‘Natural Growth’ Is So Confusing, On Purpose
Arts & Culture
- From the Kol Israel Orchestra to a Pygmy Choir
- A Climb, a Crime and a Debut Novel
- Allowing the Yetzer Tov To Win
- Man’s (Comedic) Search for Meaning
- What do the Egg, the Swan and the Ant Have in Common?
- ‘Settling’ the Score
Fast Forward
- Forget the Game... How’s the Grub?
- Art Pop Indie Rock Meets Midrash
- Pioneer Songs, Revisited
- Camp in the Catskills: A Summer Tradition
- Moroccan Tradition
- Swine of the Times
The Shmooze
- Not ‘Far’ From Her Roots
- Historic Breakaway
- Disney Channel Goes Hebrew
- Shimon Peres, Songwriter?
- Surf’s Up
- Urban Kibbutz Puts Down Roots
Forward Forum
- In Iran Elections, Hezbollah Loses — Will Israel Too?
- Gilad Shalit’s Plight, and Israel’s Dilemma
- A Fourth of Jew-ly Celebration
- Sharansky Inherits a House Divided
- Actions Speak Louder Than (Even Ugly) Words
- Jewish Peoplehood Denied, While Israel’s Foes Applaud
Editorial
Man’s (Comedic) Search for Meaning
By Anthony Weiss
16 Yemeni Jews Immigrate to Israel, But Most Remain Behind
By Anthony Weiss
A new group of émigrés from Yemen’s tiny Jewish population arrived in Israel, but the fate of a controversial plan to evacuate a larger contingent to the United States remains up in the air.Read More
In Hard Times, Jewish Theological Seminary Looks to New Leadership
By Anthony Weiss
The flagship seminary of the Conservative movement continued its ongoing shake-up as its longtime lay leader stepped down and the school announced additional measures to balance its troubled finances.Read More
As Layoffs Mount, Which Jewish Executives Shared the Pain?
By Anthony Weiss
The Holocaust: Director’s Cut
By Anthony Weiss
After nearly 50 years of movies about suffering and Nazi brutality, the Jews are finally, apparently, winning the Holocaust. With “Inglourious Basterds,” the Jews of the cinematic Holocaust have at last thrust aside moral or philosophical victories for a good old-fashioned ass-kicking.Read More
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- Wesleyan Shooter’s ‘Columbine’ Plan Spotlights Jewish Identity on Campus — Or Not
- Sting Like a Bee: Ali of the Typewriter
- In Jewish Education, Deep Cuts Shape New Landscapes
- Reform Seminary Among Schools Facing Crippling Cuts
- Harding Indictment a Symbol of Liberal Party's Downfall
- Harvard’s Muslim Chaplain Embroiled in Death-for-Apostasy Controversy
- On the Jersey Waterfront, Jews Return, But Jewish Community Still Struggles
- Immigration Critic Cries ‘McCarthyism’
- UJC’s Future at Stake as Local Charities Call for Dramatic Cuts
- Visitors to Yemen Report That Jews Are Reluctant To Be Rescued
- Disgruntled Synagogues Hold Back Confrontational Letter
- Secret Yemen Rescue Imperiled by Communal Turf Battles
- Conservative Shuls Hint They’ll Leave United Synagogue Absent Big Reforms
- Scholars Rally Around Embattled Professor
- Conservatives Get New Leader Amid Calls for Overhaul
- Coalition Seeks Overhaul of Conservative Movement
- Jewish Nonprofits Cautiously Push Back on Obama Tax Proposal
- Elders of Zion to Retire
- Torah 2.0: Old-Line Publisher Brings Biblical Commentary Into Online World
- Hebrew College’s Big Plans Yield Big Debts
- Madoff’s Lawyer Plays Both Sides of the Court
- Israel-Diaspora Partnership Threatened
- Obama’s Presidency Renews Activists’ Memories
- Building Jewish Identity, Preschool Program Expands Its Reach
- N.Y. Okays Public School With Hebrew Focus
- Judge’s Ruling Seen as Imperiling Rabbinical Courts’ Role
- Birthright Nails Down Adelson's $20-Million Pledge
- AJCongress Crippled by Madoff Scandal
- A Murder in Yemen Stirs a Tiny Remnant
- Even With Aid, Groups Scramble To Cope With Post-Madoff Mess
- Madoff Scandal Rips Apart Close World of Jewish Philanthropy
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- Madoff Arrest Sends Shockwaves Through Jewish Philanthropy
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- Jewish Academics Form Pro-Obama Group
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- The Jewish Crew That Helped Pave the Way to John McCain’s Nomination
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- United Jewish Communities Founder To Step Down
- Toronto Shuls Mull Split From Conservative Movement
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