How a Holocaust denier turned antisemitism into a cryptocoin
Graphic by Midjourney/Canva
By Benyamin Cohen
May 7, 2025
There’s a long history of hate groups using new technologies to spread their message. In the 1930s,...
Can a visit to Auschwitz really change an antisemite?
Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev, European Jewish Association Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Elon Musk with his son, and Ben Shapiro at the entrance of Auschwitz,...
Campus encampments return one year later, and pro-Palestinian protests spark 15 arrests
Demonstrators occupy a makeshift protest camp at Swarthmore College on April 24, 2024. A year later, the encampment was recreated. Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty...
What a lion, a rabbi, and a dog taught me about grief
Spike, the beloved pug of the Forward’s Benyamin Cohen. Photo by Elizabeth Cohen
By Benyamin Cohen
April 30, 2025
In 1912, a Hungarian princess living at Manhattan’s...
Einstein or Edison? Jordan or LeBron? A rabbi explains why Jews debate who is greatest
Who was the greatest basketball player of all time? Michael Jordan, left, or LeBron James? Or someone else? Photo by JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty...