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 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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Fast Forward Will You Listen To Al Franken’s New Political Podcast?
It’s been a year and change since Al Franken resigned his position as U.S. Senator from Minnesota, after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct and sexually inappropriate behavior. Now he appears to be attempting a comeback, starting with a political podcast. But if a disgraced politician makes a low-budget podcast out of a studio…
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Fast Forward New York City Sees ‘Beginning Of Hope’ For Slowdown In Measles Infections
New York City health officials say there may be hope on the horizon for the ongoing measles outbreak in Brooklyn, the Daily News reported. The outbreak is stilly “highly localized,” according to Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the city health commissioner, who said Tuesday that 80% of the infections are occurring in four zip codes that have…
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Fast Forward Rashida Tlaib’s Going To The West Bank, Inviting Other Politicians To Come With
U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is inviting members of Congress on a trip to the Palestinian Territories, and it could overlap with AIPAC’s planned trip to Israel, Jewish Insider reported. The trip will take place in the middle of August, during Congress’ summer recess. That is typically the time when AIPAC’s trip to Israel, led…
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Fast Forward Two Jewish Conspiracy Theorists Go After Pete Buttigieg
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is the target of a smear being promoted by two self-styled “conservative activists” who recently tried to frame special counsel Robert Mueller, and one of whom came to national prominence by perpetuating Seth Rich conspiracy theories. Player 1 is Jack Burkman, a Republican lobbyist who was briefly allied with the parents…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Snoop Dogg Tells Followers To Post Their Favorite Videos Of Farrakhan To Instagram
Snoop Dogg is telling his Instagram followers to post videos of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan after Facebook banned Farrakhan from its platforms this week. Farrakhan was one of several rightist figures, including Alex Jones and Laura Loomer, banned from the social network’s services. “Put up some Minister Farrakhan footage. Show some love. Show…
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Fast Forward Poway Synagogue Received Government Security Grant A Month Before Shooting
Chabad of Poway, where one woman was killed and three injured in an anti-Semitic shooting last Saturday, had applied for and received a grant to update its security from the federal government, the AP reported. The synagogue only received the $150,000 federal grant in late March, and reportedly had not had enough time to implement…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Photographer Threatens Shmuley Boteach’s World Values Network With Lawsuit
A photographer is suing Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s World Values Network for using his photograph of Rep. Ilhan Omar without authorization, the Jerusalem Post reported. Jason Grow is suing for $150,000 after Boteach’s organization used the photograph in an advertisement in the Washington Post, and also on the GoFundMe page raising money to support the full-page…
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