Nora Berman

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In the new documentary Ada: My Mother the Architect, renowned Israeli architect Ada Karmi-Melamede overhears a tour guide delivering a surprising description of the inspiration behind one of her most acclaimed creations: the Israeli Supreme Court building. "You see here," the guide says confidently, pointing to a small fountain inlaid in a white, wide courtyard: "This water here is bubbling, to represent the womb." Karmi-Melamede looks at the camera with raised eyebrows and a grin.

4 weeks ago | forward.com | Nora Berman

Deputy Opinion Editor Nora Berman April 16, 2025There's one thing that unites the university presidents that have so far prominently stood up against President Donald Trump's ongoing assault on higher education: They're Jewish. Clearly, some people are feeling the "hell no, Pharaoh" energy more than others this Passover. Start with Harvard University's president, Alan Garber, who on Monday issued the most forceful rebuke yet to Trump's efforts to establish federal control over campuses.

1 month ago | forward.com | Nora Berman

Raviv Rose was sitting down to the iftar meal on Monday with their hosts in Umm al Kheir, a Palestinian village in the West Bank, when they got a call that the village of Susya, home of Hamdan Ballal, one of the Oscar-winning directors of the documentary No Other Land, was being attacked by settlers.

1 month ago | forward.com | Nora Berman

I had the choice of three different nearby theaters at which to see October 8, a new documentary about the proliferation of American campus antisemitism after the Hamas terror attacks. Which is why it was surprising to see filmmaker Wendy Sachs recounting the travails of getting the film released in a recent interview. She described being shunned by NBC and CNN, with agents running for the hills. "No distributor would touch this film," she told The Hollywood Reporter.

Sep 11, 2024 | forward.com | Nora Berman

Dear Bintel, My daughter has changed her political views in the last three months, and has been against Israel, but never was like this before. She lives in another part of the country and has been listening to a radio program that talks against Israel. She has told me that she feels Israel encouraged the Oct. 7 attack. I am disappointed with her, because I do not agree. When we speak I remain calm and try to understand why she has changed her attitude towards Israel.