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The Forward's Come As You Are gala: Comedy and cocktails in challenging times Monday, October 19 @ 8:30 p.m. ET/ 5:30 p.m. PT Join comedians, celebrities, politicians and your favorite Forward journalists as we gather on screen for a light-hearted evening in these uncertain times. Emcee, Jessica Kirson will keep us laughing through the night as we hear from Zach Braff, actor, director, writer, and producer at the pre-gala VIP reception; Mayim Bialik, actress and activist; Miri Ben-Ari, grammy award-winning violinist; Michael Bloomberg, 108th mayor of New York City; Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey; Allen Lewis Rickman and Yelena Shmulenson, Yiddish comedy duo and many more! Register here. |
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Social cohesion vs. the dissolution of democracy Monday, October 26 @ 2 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m. PT Join an extraordinary conversation that brings together respected national leaders — from the progressive left to the social service sector to Jewish organizational world — for a discussion regarding how antisemitism, racism and anti-Black/anti-Immigrant narratives have pervaded our national conversation during these tense pre-election days — AND what we can do about it. Forward editor in chief, Jodi Rudoren will be joined by Jennifer Epps-Addison, Co-ED, Center for Popular Democracy; Ari Gordon, Director of Muslim-Jewish relations, American Jewish Committee; and Jina Krause-Vilmar, CEO, Upwardly Global. Register here. |
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Sponsored Race, Protest, and the 2020 Election Wednesday, October 14 @ 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT Systemic racism and the right to protest are key themes in the upcoming 2020 election. Join us for a conversation with Nancy Abudu, Deputy Legal Director at the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Lorraine Minnite, professor of public policy at Rutgers University, for a discussion about how the Black Lives Matters protests have once again brought race and racism to the forefront of the presidential election. We'll discuss the role of race in politics and the parallels between the right to protest and the right to vote. Register here. |
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Past Conversations Couldn't make it to one of our virtual talks? Watch the recordings: Still Small Voice: Talking about God in the midst of a plague Abigail Pogrebin, author and Forward contributor, was joined by four of the 18 rabbis she interviewed for our recent series on God: David Wolpe of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, Angela Buchdahl of Manhattan’s Central Synagogue, David Ingber of Manhattan’s Romemu and Laura Shaw Frank of AJC. The talk will be moderated by Jodi Rudoren. On lox and life Watch as Len Berk, the last Jewish lox slicer at Zabar's joins Melissa Clark, The New York Times food writer and cookbook author, for a conversation about all-things-appetizing. Moderated by Jodi Rudoren. |
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