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 Voters Believe Al Franken’s Accusers – But Think He Should Have Stayed
A poll from the Minnesota Star Tribune newspaper found that a majority of Minnesotans believe that Al Franken did grope several women — but that he should not have resigned from office. Franken stepped down earlier this month. Of the 800 people polled statewide, 60 percent said they believe Franken groped and harassed multiple women….
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News Who Killed Aliza Sherman?
Welcome to the Forward’s series on unsolved Jewish murders. The cases run across continents and class divides and have rocked Jewish communities around the world. To access the series, click here. Aliza Sherman stayed in what was by many accounts a failed marriage. Her children later spoke of constant fighting between her and her husband….
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Fast Forward Commuters On London’s Tube Speak With Famous British Holocaust Survivor
Morning commuters in London got the chance to speak with the Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert and learn about her life story, the Jewish Chronicle reported. Lily Ebert, 87, survived the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. She sat with commuters on two sofas in the middle of the Liverpool Street Station for the Hear My Story initiative, from…
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Fast Forward Eric Greitens’ Maverick Style Has Left Him Few Allies In Sex Scandal
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens campaigned with a style similar to President Donald Trump: he promised not to play insider politics and focus on saving Missouri as much money as possible. But as soon as he came into the office in January 2017, Greitens began penny-pinching and mounting political attacks on rivals in a way that…
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Fast Forward Blaze Bernstein’s High School Friend Arrested In Murder
A high school friend has been arrested in the murder of Blaze Bernstein, the Ivy League student killed near his home in southern California. Police identified the suspect as Samuel Woodward, 20, of nearby Newport Beach, the Orange County Register reported. They say DNA evidence links Woodward, who was the last person known to have…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazis Embraced Bitcoin To Support Trolling – Now They’re Raking In Profits
If you’re a vocal neo-Nazi or well-known sympathizer with white nationalists, chances are you’ve been fired from your job and blocked by online, peer-to-peer payment systems like PayPal and Apple Pay. So how do you support your hateful lifestyle? With Bitcoin, of course. The boom-and-bust originator of cryptocurrencies has seen wide adoption by leading white…
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Fast Forward How Israeli Media Translated Trump’s Complaints About “Shithole Countries”
Donald Trump’s remarks about immigration yesterday sparked outrage at home and abroad. At a bipartisan meeting of lawmakers to discuss immigration policy, when speaking on the topic of immigrants from Africa and Haiti, Trump asked, “Why do we want all these people from shithole countries coming here?” News media around the world then found themselves…
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News Loved Ones Mourn Blaze Bernstein’s ‘Sweet Smile’ As Death Is Ruled Homicide
Despite six days of feverish searching by family, friends and the police, it was the rain that finally uncovered the body of Blaze Bernstein. Around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department found the 19-year-old in the brush that surrounds the sports fields of Borrego Park, in Orange County, California. Police…
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