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 Rod Rosenstein To Comey: Back Off, My ‘Immortal Soul’ Is Doing Just Fine
In one of his most candid public appearances, former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein defended his role in the firing of former FBI Director James Comey, and referred to Comey as a “partisan pundit,” the Washington Post reported. Rosenstein recently stepped down as number two official in the Justice Department. In prepared remarks made to…
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News Synagogues Make Sacrifices To Upgrade Security After Poway, Pittsburgh
The wake-up call for the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue came the morning 11 Jews at prayer were killed in Pittsburgh. The Reform congregation created a security committee and quickly began planning and implementing changes. Because they did not have a deep rainy-day fund to draw on, they cut the facilities budget, and added a $190 security…
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Fast Forward Trump, Ivanka, Jared Kushner Sued For Not Keeping Notes In Meetings With Putin, Kim Jong-Un And Others
A nonprofit watchdog group is suing Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for not keeping records of their dealings with leaders of several countries, including Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Courthouse News reported. The Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a federal complaint against Trump, Kushner…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Remembrance Day Interrupted By White Supremacists In Arkansas City
A Holocaust Remembrance Day event in a small Arkansas city was interrupted by a group of white supremacists, a local news station reported. About 8-12 men walked by the Holocaust Remembrance event carrying swastika flags, a white cross and posters with anti-Semitic slogans. “It made me feel terrible, it made me feel terrible for my…
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Fast Forward NYC Traffic Cop Calls Driver ‘Stupid Jew’ In Manhattan
A New York City traffic cop is under scrutiny after he reportedly called a motorist a “stupid Jew” at an intersection in Manhattan on Tuesday, Yeshiva World News reported. According to YWN, two Orthodox Jewish men were driving in East Midtown during rush hour when they tried to make a turn to get out of…
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Fast Forward Can Adam Schiff Really Overturn Citizens United With A Constitutional Amendment?
Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has introduced a constitutional amendment to effectively undo the Supreme Court verdict in the Citizens United case, CNN reported. In the 2010 Citizens United ruling, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to get rid of limits on election spending on communications, such as ads and flyers, by corporations, unions and other groups….
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Fast Forward Poway Synagogue Shooter To Be Charged With Federal Hate Crime: Sources
The man who killed one woman and injured three people at a synagogue in Poway, California, will face federal hate crime charges, a source told The San Diego Union-Tribune. While the information came from a source close to the investigation, prosecutors said that a conference to announce “civil rights violations and hate crimes” in the…
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Fast Forward Laura Loomer Got Around Twitter Ban With Help From The Jewish Voice, Report Says
The far-right provocateur Laura Loomer evaded Twitter’s ban on her account by running the Twitter account for The Jewish Voice, a small conservative Jewish weekly, Right Wing Watch reported. Loomer has been banned from several services for her racist and Islamophobic tweets. In November, Uber and Lyft banned her from using their ride-hailing apps, and…
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