Join Opinion Editor Batya Ungar-Sargon as she interviews David Osit, the director of The Mayor, a story of the Christian Mayor of Ramallah. The film follows the busy life of Mayor Musa Hadid as he grapples with the everyday challenges of leading an ancient and secular city.
In partnership with the Marlene Meyersen JCC Other Israel Film Festival.
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A global pandemic, a racial reckoning and the most divisive political campaign in memory were among the unprecedented challenges our community organizations have faced this year. Join Joan Garry, whose second edition of the “Guide to Nonprofit Leadership” will be published in paperback on Dec. 22 (preorder here); Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism; and Gali Cooks, president and CEO of Leading Edge; for a provocative conversation on why some organizations barely survived while others thrived — and what comes next. Jodi Rudoren will moderate.
The 2020 election results challenged the idea that Florida is a swing state, with Donald Trump winning the state for the second time. Join U.S. Representative Ted Deutch of Florida’s 22nd District for an in-depth discussion with Forward National Editor Rob Eshman on what it means for the future of Democrats in the country’s third most populous state and the consistently Democratic voters in Jewish communities around the country.
This talk is part of our series Forward Forums: Local Perspectives on National Issues.
Join four L.A. leaders in homeless advocacy, services and urban design for an in-depth discussion with Forward National Editor Rob Eshman. This is a solutions-oriented discussion on solving LA’s most intractable problem now. Featuring Ron Galperin, City Controller; Rabbi Noah Farkas, LA Homeless Services Agency; and Dana Cuff, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA.
This talk is part of our series Forward Forums: Local Perspectives on National Issues.
In 2018, Rose, a Jewish Democrat who was wounded in Afghanistan, stunned the nation by ousting a Republican incumbent in their Staten Island district. This November, he lost the seat as the district returned to its Republican roots. Join Jodi for a candid conversation with Congressman Rose about his two years in the swamp, how he has fared becoming a new father during the coronavirus pandemic, and what he’s going to do next.
This talk is part of our series Forward Forums: Local Perspectives on National Issues.
Watch Cydney Wallace, activist and co-founder of Kol Or, JCUA’s Jews of Color Caucus; Pastor Chris Harris of Bright Star Church; and Rabbi Michael Siegel, Senior Rabbi at Anshe Emet Synagogue in conversation with Forward National Editor Rob Eshman in a frank look at Black-Jewish relations in Chicago and beyond.
In the wake of the George Floyd murder, the call for racial justice and equality has become amplified and increasingly widespread across the nation. Watch American Public Square at Jewell and the Forward explore both the “anti-racist” and the new “anti-woke” philosophies.
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