http://www.forward.com The Forward, an independent, high-profile weekly newspaper, is a fearless and indispensable source of news and opinion on Jewish affairs. en-us http://www.forward.com/articles/13331/ 2008-05-08T16:28:00 <p>‘Does anybody have a tissue?” Grammy Award-winning hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari asked. “I’m having a moment.”</p> http://www.forward.com/articles/13332/ 2008-05-08T16:31:00 <p>The 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet will be getting a lot of attention this year. The samech, which represents the number 60, has taken form in California as an 8-feet tall, 400-pound sculpture. Created by the artist Kingsley, the piece — an interactive musical work of art— was commissioned to commemorate Israel’s 60th anniversary.</p> http://www.forward.com/articles/13333/ 2008-05-08T16:32:00 <p>The May 21 finals of the European Champions League, soccer’s most prized club competition, will have a decidedly Jewish flavor. Not on the field of the Loujniki stadium in Moscow, where none of the 22 players of English teams Manchester United and Chelsea will be Jewish — but on the sidelines. To wit, in the VIP lounge, Chelsea’s owner, Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, will square off against American billionaire Malcolm Glazer, who bought Manchester United three years ago.</p> http://www.forward.com/articles/13334/ 2008-05-08T16:33:00 <p>As the creative director of the hip department store Barneys, and the author of four books and a regular column on style in The New York Observer, Simon Doonan has established himself as one of New York’s chief purveyors of cool.</p>