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Jane Eisner is the Editor-in-Chief of the Forward, America’s foremost national Jewish news organisation. Online and in print, the Forward is the authoritative source of news, opinion, arts and culture in the Jewish world. Since Jane joined the Forward in 2008, the publication has won numerous regional and national awards and her editorials have been repeatedly honoured by the Society of Professional Journalists. Before her work with the Forward, Jane held executive editorial and news positions at the Philadelphia Inquirer for 25 years, including stints as editorial page editor, syndicated columnist, City Hall bureau chief and foreign correspondent. She served as vice president of the National Constitution Center from 2006 to 2008, and has taught at Wesleyan University and the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of “Taking Back the Vote: Getting American Youth Involved in our Democracy.”