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 Gay Couple’s Son Not Granted Citizenship – But His Twin Brother Was
Ethan Dvash-Banks is just 16 months old, but he’s already suing the U.S. State Department, the Chicago Tribune reported. He was denied U.S. citizenship — even when his twin brother Aiden was granted it. Ethan’s biological father, Elad, is Israeli, and his twin brother’s biological father, Andrew, is American. The two were both born as…
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Fast Forward Matt Lauer Fought For His Job As Evidence Piled Up Against Him
When reporters from the New York Times were calling the executives of NBC about the “culture” of the Today Show, the executives asked Matt Lauer if there was anything they should know. “I am racking my brains, but I can’t think of anything,” Lauer responded, according to a report in Page Six. Less than two…
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Fast Forward Paul Nehlen Releases Statement From ‘Semitic Liaison’ After Twitter Suspension
Paul Nehlen, the Wisconsin business man running to unseat Republican Speaker Paul Ryan, released a statement from his campaign’s “Semitic Liaison” after being suspended from Twitter. Nehlen was suspended for seven days; Twitter said he violated the company’s rules by making anti-Semitic posts. The statement was apparently written by Matt Fischer, who goes by @MattsOurSemite…
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Fast Forward Judge To Larry Nassar: ‘I Just Signed Your Death Warrant’
Larry Nassar, the former doctor of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team, was sentenced to between 40 and 175 years in prison Wednesday, the New York Times reported. Nassar was convicted of multiple sex crimes and accused by prominent gymnasts, like Aly Raisman and Simone Biles, of sexual abuse. His seven-day trial saw 156 women testify…
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Fast Forward Ron Jeremy, Disgraced XXX Film Star, Is Banned From Porn Awards
Ron Jeremy, an adult film legend who is plagued by allegations of rape and sexual assault, was banned from attending the 2018 AVN Entertainment Expo Awards, the Blast reported. The awards are considered the Oscars of pornography, and they are the centerpiece of a weekend expo in Las Vegas. Representatives for the awards said that…
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News Infertile Women: The Community Funds Services For Parents, It Should Help Us, Too.
When Naomi Less was still in the throes of what would be her nearly seven-year-long infertility journey, she made a vow. It was February 2014, and she had just written a passionate blog post about her struggle to have a baby. At 40, it would be nearly four more years before Less, a musician and…
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Fast Forward Man Caught On Security Cam Posting KKK Recruitment Fliers
A man was caught on camera posting recruitment fliers for the Klu Klux Klan in downtown Lafayette, Indiana, the Journal & Courier reported. Footage from a security camera shows him walking through freezing rain on the night of January 12 to drop the fliers on the dooresteps of businesses on Main Street. The man made…
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Fast Forward In Grand Slam Breakthrough, Tennis Player’s Fringe Political Beliefs Scrutinized
Tennys Sandgren is a hard-hitting, big-serving Tennessean who toiled in anonymity for years in the international tennis tour’s lowest-tier tournaments. Now, he is making a breakthrough at the Australian Open — and everyone is asking about his Twitter. That’s because he has consistently retweeted and espoused the views of major figures associated with the “alt-right”…
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