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 TIMELINE: How Jeffrey Epstein Evaded A Reckoning For His Sex Crimes
Jeffrey Epstein has slinked in and out of the public eye for nearly two decades. This is a timeline of his actions, the media’s coverage of him and his misdeeds, and the appalling history of his lavish treatment in the hands of federal prosecutors. 1999 This is the earliest year that federal prosecutors have given…
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Fast Forward Seth Rich Conspiracy Story Planted By Russian Intelligence: Report
Russian intelligence agents created a fake dossier that created the conspiracy theory around the murder of Seth Rich, the Democratic National Committee employee killed in Washington, D.C. three years ago this month, Yahoo News reported. Yahoo reports that the Russian intelligence agency the SVR created a fake “bulletin” in the days after Rich’s murder, which…
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Fast Forward Kushner Set To Be Subpoenaed By House Democrats, Along With Other Mueller Witnesses
Jared Kushner and several other witnesses in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election are set to be subpoenaed by House Democrats, Politico reported. The House Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday on whether to issue subpoenas from Kushner, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and nine other people…
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Fast Forward Jane Eisner, Former Forward Editor-In-Chief, Joins Columbia University’s Journalism School
Jane Eisner, the Forward’s editor-in-chief for over a decade, has taken a new position as director of academic affairs at Columbia Journalism School in New York. Eisner will oversee the graduate school’s Master of Arts programs, which offers specialized concentrations in the arts, business, science and politics. “I’m working with superb faculty and terrific students…
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Fast Forward Israeli Ambassador Roasted On Twitter Over Attempt To Scribble Out Lobster Dish In Photo
Israel’s ambassador to Brazil found himself in hot water earlier this week, not long after his lunch had found itself in a bit of hot water, too. On Sunday, Yossi Shelley posted a picture of himself having lunch with Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right populist. But the source the lunch’s infamy wasn’t Bolsonaro’s policies,…
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Fast Forward Muslim Man Pledges To Keep Long Island Town’s Beloved Jewish Bakery Kosher – And Halal
The Beach Bakery & Grand Café, in Westhampton Beach, on Long Island, is a local institution. Since 1988, it has served black-and-whites, baguettes, pastries and challah from its bakery counter, and made custom wedding cakes for its community. But there’s a reason for the challah, and a reason its restaurant only serves vegetarian and fish…
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Fast Forward Ahead Of 25th Anniversary Of Death, Chabad Rebbe’s Grave Draws Crowds Of Disciples
Saturday marks the 25th anniversary (on the Hebrew calendar) of the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the last rebbe of the Lubavitcher Hasidic group and the leader of the world-wide Chabad movement. Ahead of his yartzeit, or death anniversary, his grave in Queens, New York, has seen large crowds over this past week, the…
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Fast Forward Shouting ‘Never Again,’ 1,000 Jewish Activists Shut Down Central Boston To Protest Immigration Detention
Over 1,000 Jewish activists and other protesters shut down traffic in central Boston Tuesday evening to protest inhumane detainment of people hoping to immigrate to the U.S. at the southern border, the Boston Globe reported. The protests began at the city’s Holocaust memorial and chanted, sang and drummed their way to an ICE detention facility,…
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