Arno Rosenfeld

Enterprise Reporter, The Forward
Washington, D.C.

I'm an enterprise reporter at The Forward, America's largest Jewish newspaper, covering how antisemitism — and the politics swirling around it — shapes Jewish life.

My reporting centers on the debates over defining antisemitism, Jewish life on college campuses, how Jews have responded to antisemitism in different ways, and the rifts among national organizations over how to keep Jews safe. I've reported from Charlottesville, Colleyville, Tel Aviv, Berlin, and the West Bank, among other places.

Before The Forward, I covered state politics for the Casper Star-Tribune and I got my start in Jewish journalism at J., The Jewish News of Northern California, and have written for JTA, The Times of Israel, Maclean's, SF Weekly, and Washington Jewish Week.

2025Rockower Award (2×) & Michael Staenberg Award, AJPA — October 7 philanthropy and kibbutz reporting
2025Deadline Club Award, SPJ New York — American Jewish philanthropy after October 7
2024Rockower Award for Excellence in Writing about Antisemitism, AJPA — Germany and the U.S. fight against antisemitism
2024Deadline Club Award Finalist, SPJ New York — Campus politics around Israel and antisemitism
2023Boris Smolar Award for Excellence in Enterprise Reporting, AJPA — Jewish students and Israel politics at GWU
2023Rockower Award for Excellence in Writing about Women, AJPA — Jewish organizing after Roe
Available for speaking engagements and workshops. Synagogues · Universities · JCCs · Conferences Recent events have included moderating panels, keynote lectures and more casual presentations and workshops with community members.
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Topics Antisemitism in the U.S. The challenge of defining antisemitism Jewish campus life Anti-Zionism & antisemitism White supremacy & the far-right
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PBS NewsHour · On Trump's campus antisemitism task force, and why it's dividing the Jewish community
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