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Bruce Haynes, the grandson of the National Urban League’s founder, discovers his forebear was half-Jewish Forward By Robin Washington February 28, 2024 Although Bruce Haynes is the author of The Soul of Judaism — arguably the most definitive book about… Continue Reading →
The menorah was way too expensive for a 12-year-old kid, so the Hebrew bookstore in Chicago put it on layaway Forward By Robin Washington December 12, 2023 I can’t remember if it was 1968 or ’69, or why my older… Continue Reading →
Richard Prince’s Journal-isms By Robin Washington November 10, 2023 With the world on edge over Israel and Gaza and the continuing devastation in Ukraine, it’s hard to imagine anyone wanting to claim any association with war. But it was a… Continue Reading →
By Robin Washington June 2, 2021 MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The funniest line in the true-life story behind the Spike Lee-executive produced Civil Rights movement biopic, “Son of the South,” is in Yiddish. But it didn’t make the final cut. That’s… Continue Reading →
Wisconsin Public Radio “Simply Superior” May 28, 2021 Listen here The intersection of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis has become ground zero for the racial justice movement in the year following the murder of George Floyd on… Continue Reading →
By Jodi Rudoren April 16, 2021 Something different this week: a conversation with Robin Washington, the acclaimed journalist and advocate for Jews of Color who, as we announced this week, is our new Editor-at-Large. Robin is a an incredible writer,… Continue Reading →
By Forward Staff April 13, 2021 Robin Washington, an acclaimed veteran journalist and early organizer of Jews of color, is the Forward’s new Editor-at-Large, a flagship position aimed at elevating and expanding diverse voices. Washington, a longtime senior editor, columnist,… Continue Reading →
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