Jacob Forman

Dec 16, 2024 | momentmag.com | Jacob Forman

Earlier this month, a synagogue in Melbourne was targeted in an arson attack that authorities have characterized as antisemitic. This has been a wake-up call for the Jewish community in Australia, who have already experienced an upsurge in antisemitic protests, violence and political rhetoric since October 7. While Australia has long been a haven of pluralism and religious freedom, recent events have, in many ways, been unprecedented.

Nov 26, 2024 | momentmag.com | Jacob Forman

Over the weekend, Jewish and Israeli media reported on the tragic disappearance, and now confirmed death, of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary in Abu Dhabi. While the story is still in development, the suspected perpetrators, three Uzbek men in the employ of Iran, were captured in Turkey and extradited to the Emirates. What’s interesting is that the suspects were caught in Turkey, where they had apparently fled to avoid extradition.

Nov 22, 2024 | momentmag.com | Jacob Forman

Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland’s 8th Congressional District and Eleanor Holmes Norton, DC’s delegate to Congress, made impassioned pleas for DC statehood as Raskin introduced Norton as the 2024 recipient of Moment’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg Human Rights Award at its annual benefit and awards dinner on Sunday night.

Nov 20, 2024 | momentmag.com | Jacob Forman

Earlier this year we covered the explosion of anti-Israel and pro-Palestine demonstrations on U.S. college campuses. The protests, while largely peaceful, also featured dueling violence between protesters and counter-protesters, as well as concerning antisemitic speech from students and outsiders alike. We also featured important stories on the edge cases, gray areas and nuances often left out of the competing narratives that developed.

Nov 7, 2024 | momentmag.com | Jacob Forman

It was a historic comeback. After four years in the political wilderness, former President Donald Trump handily beat Vice President Kamala Harris in an election that will likely see him win all seven swing states, besting the polls while the GOP won a majority in the Senate, and potentially could take the House. Initial results and exit polling tell the story of an American electorate shifting to the right across the board.