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 Rabbi Calls On Mourners To ‘Honor Legacy’ Of Shooting Victim Alyssa Alhadeff
Roughly 400 people attended the funeral of Alyssa Alhadeff, a Jewish, 15-year-old victim of the shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school Wednesday, the Sun-Sentinel reported. “Honor her legacy with positive actions and be her voice,” Rabbi Shuey Biston of the Chabad of Parkland told over 400 mourners who came to remember the 14-year-old, according…
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Fast Forward ‘Hi, I’m Nick. I’m A School Shooter’: Mass Murderer’s Troubled Life
Nikolas Cruz, 19, who killed 17 people at a Parkland, Florida, high school Wednesday, bragged on social media about his guns and once posted, in response to a shooting in New York, “Man, I can do so much better,” CNN reported. Cruz’s attorneys told a judge on Thursday that Cruz has battled with chronic mental…
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Fast Forward High School Shooter Has No Ties To White Supremacist Militia: Sheriff
Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 people at a Parkland, Florida, high school Wednesday afternoon, has no ties to the white supremacist militia the Republic of Florida, local law enforcement told the Tallahassee Democrat. On Thursday, the Anti-Defamation League reported that Cruz trained with the ROF based on the testimony of the group’s leader, Jordan Jereb….
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News ‘Sweet Girl’ Alyssa Alhadeff Slain In Florida School Rampage
When Tali Cohn, 15, first heard about the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, she tried to put it out of her mind. Then someone texted to tell her that their new friend from summer camp Alyssa Alhadeff was a freshman at the school. And worse still, that Alhadeff, also 15,…
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Fast Forward Florida Rabbi Recalls Slain Teens From His Bar Mitzvah Class
Two of the students killed at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, are Jewish and were in one rabbi’s bar mitzvah tutoring classes less than two years ago. Rabbi Jonathan Kaplan, of Temple Beth Chai, said that he tutored Jamie Gutenberg, 17, one of the victims named by a local ABC affiliate, had her…
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Fast Forward Princeton Professor Cancels Hate Speech Class After Backlash To N-Word
A Princeton University professor cancelled a class on hate speech after his use of the n-word caused a group of students to walk out in the middle of class, the Associated Press reported. Professor of anthropology Lawrence Rosen has taught the class for years, and has never had students leave the class after hearing the…
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Fast Forward Paul Nehlen Has Become A Twitter Martyr For The Far Right
Paul Nehlen became a full-fledged social media martyr for the far right Wednesday after Twitter permanently banned him from the service for a racist tweet about Meghan Markel, Prince Harry’s fiance, Right Wing Watch reported. Nehlen has gained notoriety for his racist and anti-Semitic social media posts during his candidacy to unseat House Speaker Paul…
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Fast Forward ‘Resist White Supremacy’: How One Modest Sign Sparked Outrage In Northern Virginia
A farm well-known in northern Virginia for wearing its politics on its sleeves decided it was time to tone it down. A sign reading “Rise & Resist” had led to an outpouring of vitriol from neighbors and fellow Virginians over a perceived attack on Trump. They thought changing it to “Resist White Supremacy” would make…
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