Ari Feldman is a staff writer at the Forward. He covers Jewish religious organizations, synagogue life, anti-Semitism and the Orthodox world. If you have any tips, you can email him at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @aefeldman.
Ari Feldman
By Ari Feldman
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Fast Forward Adelson Breaks Publicly With Bannon After Ghosting Him At Gala
Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson broke publicly with Steve Bannon on Monday after missing a major gala event where Bannon was set to introduce the influential billionaire, Politico reported. The Adelsons skipped the Zionist Organization of America gala, where Bannon declared himself a “Christian Zionist” and was celebrated along with fellow former White House staffer Sebastian…
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Fast Forward Richard Spencer Has ‘A Face In Need Of A Slap’
Richard Spencer was a racist, grandstanding, insufferable classmate — but an impeccable German speaker — wrote one woman who spent a summer studying the language with him in Berlin. Julie Hill, a New Zealander, was one of a number of classmates who grew to find the future “alt-right” leader’s xenophobia so off-putting that they boycotted…
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Fast Forward Uber Driver Killed With Hockey Stick Just Weeks Before His Jewish Granddaughter’s Naming Ceremony
An Uber driver was reportedly killedwhen a man struck him with a hockey stick — just a month before he was planning to attend his granddaughter’s Jewish baby-naming ceremony. Randolph Tolk, 68, of Brooklyn, died after being beaten by Kohji Kosugi, 39, of Manhattan, after Kosugi hit the passenger side of his car with a hockey…
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Fast Forward ‘Wonder Woman 2’? Gal Gadot Says She Won’t Do It If Brett Ratner Is Involved
Gal Gadot says she won’t return for “Wonder Woman 2” unless Brett Ratner, the director for Wonder Woman who has been accused of sexual harassment, is removed from the project, according to Page Six. Last month, Gadot cancelled an appearance at a JNF awards dinner honoring Ratner. Ratner has been accused of sexual harassment by…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Massive Trump-As-Hitler Effigy Burned Outside Duterte Meeting
Protesters in the Philippines burned a 13-foot tall effigy of Donald Trump dressed as Hitler, complete with twirling swastika arms, the Mirror reported. The burning came ahead of Trump’s meeting with the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been widely accused of human rights violations in his so-called “war on drugs.” The effigy’s four arms,…
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Fast Forward After Ignoring NYPD, 7 JVP Activists Were Arrested In ADL’s Lobby
Seven activists from the organization Jewish Voice for Peace were arrested Wednesday evening after refusing to leave the lobby of the Anti-Defamation League’s headquarters in New York. The activists, who ranged in age from 24 to 72, were singing and chanting in the lobby. JVP had coordinated multiple protests against the ADL across the country….
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Fast Forward The Holocaust Is Barely Mentioned In New World War II ‘Call Of Duty’ Game
The latest Call of Duty video game, centered on World War II, barely mentions the Holocaust or Jews, Mashable reported. The only reference to the Holocaust is during a 38-second cutscene in which the narrator talks about seeing things that “stayed with me forever.” “I thought I knew what cruelty was; I didn’t know anything,”…
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Fast Forward ADL Slams Texas Gov For Saying Mass Shooting Not As Bad As Hitler
The Anti-Defamation League called Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s comments about the Sutherland Springs shootings “offensive” and “insensitive,” Chron reported Wednesday. The governor came under fire after downplaying the shooting, which killed 26 people, in the context of Adolph Hitler and other historical mass murders. “Look at what happened with Hitler during the horrific events during…
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