The Forward

The Forward
Forṿerṭs (in Yiddish)
Owner(s)Forward Association
PublisherRachel Fishman Feddersen
Editor-in-chiefJodi Rudoren
Associate editorAdam Langer
News editorLauren Markoe
Staff writersIrene Katz Connelly, Mira Fox, PJ Grisar, Beth Harpaz, Louis Keene, Jacob Kornbluh, Arno Rosenfeld
FoundedApril 22, 1897; 127 years ago (1897-04-22)
Political alignmentProgressive
LanguageEnglish and Yiddish
HeadquartersNew York City
CirculationEnglish: 28,221 (as of March 2013)[1]
ISSN1051-340X
Websiteforward.com
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The Forward (Yiddish: פֿאָרווערטס, romanized: Forverts, and formerly known as "The Jewish Daily Forward")[2] is an American news media organization for a Jewish American audience. Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language weekly socialist newspaper, The New York Times reported that Seth Lipsky "started an English-language offshoot of the Yiddish-language newspaper"[3] as a weekly newspaper in 1990.

The Forward in English

The Forward began publishing in English in the 1980s.[4][source?]

In 2019 both Yiddish and English were being used for their online edition.[4]

Funding for the English edition became available when The Forward sold their FM radio station.[5]

While the idea was said to have germinated in 1983, when the Yiddish-only paper "announced that it was going to retreat to weekly publication" [5] and the actualization of an English edition as an ongoing paper in 1990,[3] by 2010 Seth Lipsky was described as "formerly editor of the English-language edition".[6]

Notable interviews

Awards

In 2020, The Forward was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award[26] and won nine Rockower Awards.[27] The Forward won two Religion News Association Awards[28] and 34 Rockower Awards in 2021.[29] In 2022, the Forward won two Religion News Association Awards[30] and a record of 43 Rockower Awards.[31][32] In 2023, the American Jewish Press Association awarded The Forward 33 Rockower Awards.[33]

Pictures

This November 1, 1936, magazine section of The Forward illustrates its evolution from a Democratic Socialist publication to a Social Democratic supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal"
  • Abraham Cahan, father of The Forward until 1946
    Abraham Cahan, father of The Forward until 1946
  • Survivor of a Nazi concentration camp reading The Forward in Germany on 11 March 1946.
    Survivor of a Nazi concentration camp reading The Forward in Germany on 11 March 1946.
  • Newsboys for the Forward wait for their copies in the early morning hours in March 1913.
    Newsboys for the Forward wait for their copies in the early morning hours in March 1913.

Jewish Daily Forward Building

  • The front of the Forward Building
    The front of the Forward Building
  • Top of Forward Building
    Top of Forward Building
  • Front view of Forward Building
    Front view of Forward Building

Further reading

  • Hoffman, Matthew (March 2010). "The Red Divide: The Conflict Between Communists and Their Opponents in the American Yiddish Press". American Jewish History. 96 (1): 1–31. doi:10.1353/ajh.2010.0008. JSTOR 23887781.
  • Peiser, Jaclyn (October 8, 2017). "Anti-Semitism's Rise Gives The Forward New Resolve". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.

Other websites

References

  1. ↑ "Total Circ for US Newspapers". Alliance for Audited Media. March 31, 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ Matthew Kassel (May 17, 2015). "The Jewish Daily Forward Is Assimilating". Observer.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 James Barron (September 30, 2008). "Losing Money, New York Sun Is to Shut Down". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michael M. Grynbaum (July 23, 2019). "Jodi Rudoren, Veteran Times Journalist, Will Lead The Forward". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ellilot Resnick (February 11, 2011). "Veteran Newspaperman Seth Lipsky Reminisces On His Career". The Jewish Press. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "A Haitian Tale". Tablet. January 20, 2010.
  7. ↑ "President Barack Obama Speaks to Jews in Historic Interview With the Forward". The Forward. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  8. ↑ Peiser, Jaclyn (2019-01-18). "In Print Since 1897, The Forward Goes Digital Only". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  9. ↑ "Alan Dershowitz Talks Hamas, Terror and Abraham". The Forward. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  10. ↑ noah (2013-11-17). "Evan Rachel Wood on Motherhood and Romania". The Forward. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  11. ↑ Kornbluh, Jacob (2022-08-31). "Josh Shapiro traces bid for Pennsylvania governor to his childhood work for Soviet Jews". The Forward. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  12. ↑ "Guided by His Jewish Faith, Josh Shapiro Sworn in as Pennsylvania Governor". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  13. ↑ "Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words: highlights from the Forward's 2018 interview". The Forward. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  14. ↑ "Jane Eisner Interviews Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Transcript". The Forward. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  15. ↑ "News Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Interrupts Rosh Hashanah Services Nationwide". HuffPost. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  16. ↑ "Gal Gadot Talks Growing Up In Israel & Her Controversial Maxim Photo Shoot". The Forward. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  17. ↑ Berrin, Danielle (2017-05-31). "Gal Gadot and the Jewish essence of Wonder Woman". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  18. ↑ "Presidential Hopeful Slams Bush for Stance on Syria". The Forward. 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  19. ↑ "Biden and the Jews: Strong Ties and Friendly Disagreements". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  20. ↑ "Q&A: Mandy Patinkin on Yiddish and the CIA". The Forward. 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  21. ↑ "Broadway Star Mandy Patinkin Finds His Forte: Yiddish". The Forward. 2005-06-10. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  22. ↑ "The impossible is happening: Talking to Natan Sharansky about the crisis in Ukraine". The Forward. 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  23. ↑ "Exploring Marriage Through Memoir: Q&A With Dani Shapiro". The Forward. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  24. ↑ "Nathan Englander Opens Up About His Orthodox Upbringing". The Forward. 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  25. ↑ Litman, Matthew (2023-03-10). "What should American Jews do about the assault on Israeli democracy?". The Forward. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  26. ↑ "The 2020 James Beard Award Nominees | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  27. ↑ "AJPA - 2020 Competition". www.ajpa.org. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  28. ↑ "2021 RNA Contest Winners". Religion News Association. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  29. ↑ "AJPA - 2021 Competition". www.ajpa.org. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  30. ↑ "2022 RNA Contest Winners". Religion News Association. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  31. ↑ "AJPA - 2022 Competition". www.ajpa.org. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  32. ↑ Debonis, Jaclyn (2022-06-28). "Forward wins 12 first-place prizes at 41st Annual AJPA Simon Rockower Awards". The Forward. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  33. ↑ "2023 Awards (for work done in 2022)" (PDF). American Jewish Press Association. July 11, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.