Benjamin Ivry is a frequent Forward contributor.
Benjamin Ivry
By Benjamin Ivry
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Opinion What Jews around the world stand to lose from the shuttering of USAID
The agency targeted by the Trump administration has been a living example of tzedakah that saved thousands upon thousands of lives
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Culture Targeted by Trump for oblivion, the Voice of America once nurtured the dreams of Jews worldwide
Founded in 1942 to fight Nazi propaganda, the broadcaster won the hearts of listeners in dozens of languages
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Film & TV In the brutality of ‘The Brutalist,’ a misunderstanding of the Jewish architect’s experience
László Tóth's story runs counter to the real-life experience of Marcel Breuer, Ernő Goldfinger and others
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Culture Was Casanova an antisemite, a believer in Kabbalah — or both?
Born 300 years ago, the legendary libertine had a utilitarian relationship to faith
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Culture In Peter Yarrow’s legacy, an uneasy blend of Jewish values and personal transgressions
The folksinging Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary has died at 86
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Culture Jimmy Carter’s death: Assessing the 39th president’s record on Israel and the Jews
Despite some questionable statements, Carter accomplished much for the Jewish people
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Film & TV Did critics of the POW sitcom ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ actually have a point?
60 years ago, 'Hogan's Heroes' avoided stories of Nazi cruelty and played WWII for laughs
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Culture Should Jews mourn the loss of the Friars Club?
The onetime haunt of showbiz stalwarts like George Burns and Alan King was auctioned at a foreclosure sale
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