Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
Aiden Pink
By Aiden Pink
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Fast Forward The FBI’s Raid On Michael Cohen Seized 16 Cell Phones
Federal prosecutors seized up to 16 cell phones when they raided the home, office and hotel room of Trump lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen, the New York Post reported Friday. During a hearing going over the plan of returning seized materials to Cohen and his lawyers, Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas McKay told the court that…
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Fast Forward U.S. Army Investigating Why Base Chaplains Fired Jewish Leaders
Leaders at an United States Army base in Kentucky are investigating why chaplains fired the longstanding Jewish lay leaders there, Army Times reported Saturday. Jeanette Mize and her husband Curt have led the Jewish community at Fort Campbell as volunteers since 1999. They were allegedly fired without cause under the orders of the top chaplains…
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Fast Forward New Embassy District In Jerusalem Could Be Called ‘Trump Town’
As more nations announce their intentions to move their embassies in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the country’s housing minister is moving to build a new diplomatic district, which he said could be called “Trump Town.” Given that leaders of countries like the Czech Republic and Guatemala have announced their intentions to follow the…
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Fast Forward Newtown Rabbi Running For Open Seat In Congress
A rabbi who served in Newtown, Conn. during the deadly school shooting there in 2012 is running for Congress. Rabbi Shaul Praver, who served at Congregation Adath Israel in Newtown from 2002 to 2015, said in the press release announcing his candidacy that he was “a bold, progressive candidate running as a Democrat.” ““When I…
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Fast Forward Otto Warmbier’s Parents Sue North Korea Over Son’s ‘Torture And Murder’
The parents of Otto Warmbier filed suit in federal court against North Korea on Thursday, alleging that the regime “brutally tortured and murdered” him during his 17 months in captivity. Warmbier arrived in the United States in a coma after being released by Pyongyang and died soon after. Warmbier was “taken hostage, kept as a…
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Fast Forward Lyor Cohen Denies His Selfie With Kanye Endorsed White Power — Or Trump
Kayne West’s series of Twitter messages praising President Trump on Wednesday included a selfie with music mogul Lyor Cohen flashing a hand signal that some assumed to have connections to the “alt-right.” Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s Global Head of Music, showed the “OK” sign while standing next to West, who was wearing a red “Make America…
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Fast Forward 14 Protesters Arrested After Mourning Gaza Deaths Outside Schumer’s Office
Some 14 protesters were arrested on Thursday after holding a Jewish mourning ceremony outside the New York office of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in protest of deaths in Gaza. Forty-one Jewish New Yorkers affiliated with the left-wing group Jewish Voice for Peace held a shiva ceremony to commemorate the deaths of 41 Palestinians who…
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Fast Forward Barnard Student Government Votes For BDS, Defying President
The student government at Barnard College has voted to defy the school’s president and begin the process of formally requesting that the school divest from eight companies that do business in Israel, the Columbia Spectator reported Tuesday. Student delegates voted in their internal meeting on Monday to begin crafting a letter to college president Sian…
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