Upcoming Events

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  Zoom · Dec 15, 2022 2 pm ET

  Yiddish Tonight! with Rukhl Schaechter

  Join Forward Yiddish editor Rukhl Schaechter for an informal conversation with comedian Rabbi Barry Schechter (no relation, different spelling). Imagine “The Tonight Show” – but in mame-loshn. This event is all in Yiddish.

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  Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Dec 16, 2022 7 pm ET

  SHABBAT SHABBANG: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A BAD JEW?

  Many Jews use the term "Bad Jew" as a weapon against other members of the community or even against themselves. In Bad Jews, author Emily Tamkin argues that perhaps there is no answer to this timeless question, that throughout American history, Jewish identities have transformed in a variety of ways.

Past Events

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  Zoom · Dec 13, 2022 7 pm ET

  Our virtual fundraiser with Maggie Haberman!

  Join Forward Editor-in-Chief Jodi Rudoren for a conversation with Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman about her new book, “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America.”

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  OFJCC Campus in Palo Alto, CA · Dec 11, 2022

  Vegas, It Isn’t: How Israeli Elections Sent Shockwaves through the Israel-Diaspora Relationship

  Do the recent Israeli elections have an impact on the relationship between Israel and Diaspora Jewry? Bear witness as rock stars of Israeli policy come together for a frank conversation about the Israeli elections as seen from the vantage points of statecraft, diplomacy, academia and politics.

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  New York Jewish Book Festival at the Museum of Jewish Heritage · Dec 11, 2022 1:15 pm ET

  Contemporary Humorous Fiction

  Jewish humor – especially in dark times – is a long-storied genre, tool for survival, and gift of mirth, especially in literature. Authors Sally Koslow and Adam Langer have used humor to their novels to explore complicated themes like family relationships, trauma, and politics.

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  Virtual · Dec 7, 2022 7 pm ET

  Haart to Haart

  A conversation with Julia Haart and her son Shlomo, stars of Netflix's 'My Unorthodox Life,' about the new season and much more.

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  Virtual · Dec 6, 2022 5 pm ET

  Forty Years After Sophie’s Choice

  On this 40th Anniversary join us for a look back at the making of Sophie's Choice, the controversy surrounding the film, and the connection to Olga Lengyel, whose memoir of her experience in Auschwitz was an inspiration for Styron's novel. The second half of the program will focus on how this and other films have impacted understanding and awareness of the Holocaust.

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  P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts | 180 Orchard Street · Dec 1, 2022 7 pm ET

  Adam Langer presents CYCLORAMA, with Jodi Rudoren

  Forward executive editor Adam Langer discusses "Cyclorama," his new novel about a high school production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" and the devastating impact it has on its young performers.

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  Online and in-person at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Nov 29, 2022

  Israeli TV comedy Significant Other [Sponsored]

  A screening of award-winning Israeli TV comedy Significant Other, followed by a Q&A with actress and co-writer Dana Modan.

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