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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News Simcha Felder Is Kingmaker No More — Faces ‘Different World’ In Albany
In Tuesday evening’s New York state Senate elections, there were winners and there were losers. And there was Simcha. Democrats won the chamber. Republicans lost it. And Simcha Felder, who represents the Orthodox Brooklyn neighborhoods of Boro Park and Midwood, lost his status as the most powerful man in New York state politics. With Democrats…
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Fast Forward 80% Of Jews Vote Democratic — Far More Than Other Faiths
The overwhelming majority of American Jews voted Democrat in Tuesday’s elections, a CNN poll found. Nearly 80% of Jewish voters polled voted Democrat, while 17% voted Republican. Jews also voted Democrat at the highest rate of any other religion included in the poll, which included several denominations of Christianity. The poll did not include a…
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Fast Forward Adam Schiff Vows That Democratic House Will Investigate Trump The Way GOP Never Did
Adam Schiff is vowing oversight of for Donald Trump that the GOP “completely abdicated,” he said on MSNBC Tuesday evening. Schiff said he planned to use the power of the House Intelligence Committee — of which he will become the chair — to investigate the Trump administration, something the GOP did not use it for…
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Fast Forward Early Call! Republican Admits Jewish Democrat Will Grab His Southern California Seat
Darrell Issa announced Tuesday morning on Fox News that the race to replace him would be won by the Democratic challenger, Mike Levin. Issa represents California’s 49th Congressional district, which covers a long coastal stretch between San Diego and Long Beach. Diane L. Harkey is the Republican running to replace him. “My district was never…
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Fast Forward Jewish GOP Chief Denounces Anti-Semitic Republican ‘Fistfuls Of Cash’ Ads
Matt Brooks, director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, denounced ads by Republicans featuring Jewish candidates holding fistfuls of cash. There have been at least five such ads, both as TV spots as mailers, that have been deployed this election cycle. “This crap must end!” Brooks wrote on Twitter. As I’ve commented repeatedly. This is vile…
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Fast Forward Did Jewish Scientists Just Discover An Alien Space Probe?
A massive space object spotted by scientists last year — and dubbed Oumuamua — could be an alien spaceship, two Jewish Harvard scientists say, NBC reported. An a forthcoming paper to be published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Shmuel Bialy and Abraham Loeb write that Oumuamua “may be a fully operational probe sent intentionally to…
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Fast Forward Jewish Billionaire Plans To Donate $1M To Upgrade NYC Synagogue Safety
Jewish billionaire Paul Singer’s foundation plans to donate $1 million to security upgrades at New York City synagogues in the wake of last month’s massacre in a Pittsburgh synagogue, the New York Post reported. The funds will cover safety reviews, security camera installation, security barriers and other security additions, depending on the synagogue’s location and…
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Fast Forward Pol Who Sent Mailer With Swastika Days Before Election Gives Half-Apology
A county commissioner from the Portland area offered a half-baked apology for sending out a campaign mailer that featured a swastika just days before the midterm elections, the Willamette Week reported. Last week, Bob Terry, a commissioner for a district in the western part of the Portland metro area, sent out a mailer attacking his…
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