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 Hasidic-Owned Concrete Companies Plead Guilty To $800K Tax Fraud
Three concrete corporations run by Hasidic Jews in upstate New York pled guilty to withholding $780,000 in taxes, the Times Herald-Record reported. Two principals of the mixing companies, David Gross and David Friedman, were also sentenced to misdemeanor tax fraud. The sentences were given in late December. Two of the companies — Concrete On Demand…
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Fast Forward Paul Nehlen Feels Vindicated By Trump-Bannon Reckoning
Paul Nehlen is feeling vindicated for having been dumped by Breitbart News now that President Donald Trump is attacking Breitbart’s chairman, Steve Bannon. Nehlen, a Wisconsin businessman who is running to unseat House Speaker Paul Ryan, released a statement Thursday patting himself on the back for standing for a “true America First agenda.” He also…
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Fast Forward A Black, Hasidic Jew Says He Almost Got Shot By Police — For Buying Conditioner
Ben Faulding is a black black-hat: an African-American Hasidic Jew — and he is proud of his twin identities. But he thinks that he was nearly killed for the color of his skin Wednesday — while buying hair care products at a pharmacy. In a Twitter thread that went viral, having been retweeted over 66,000…
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Fast Forward Did Fake News Have A Big Impact In 2016? Not Really, Research Says
A new study has found that though fake news reached millions of Americans, it had little impact, the New York Times reported. A new study from political scientists at Princeton University, Dartmouth College and the University of Exeter concluded that one in four Americans saw a fake news story on the internet. But even avid…
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Fast Forward Bannon Responds To Trump’s Rebuke By Calling Him A ‘Great Man’
Steve Bannon called President Donald Trump “a great man” late Wednesday night, the Washington Post reported. The comments came on the heels of a stinging statement issued by Trump about Bannon, the former White House Chief Strategist. In a new book from media journalist Michael Wolff, “Fire and Fury,” Bannon is quoted making denigrating comments…
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Fast Forward White House Is ‘A War Between Jews And Non-Jews’: New Book On Trump
A new book from political journalist Michael Wolff may contain bombshell information about the inner workings of the Trump White House. At the very least, it will have plenty of juicy quotes. “My goal was not to write as an outsider looking in, but to find out what the insiders were really thinking and feeling,”…
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Fast Forward California Jews Are So, So Ready For Legal Weed
California Jews are ready for legal weed, JWeekly reported. For decades, Jews have been at the forefront of the statewide push for truly legal marijuana — a dream that came true on January 1, 2018, when recreational weed became available at retail stores from Los Angeles to Eureka. In a wide-ranging report, JWeekly showed how…
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News Did You Get 23andMe For Chrismukkah? Think Twice Before Taking The Test.
One of the hottest gift items this holiday season is a plastic tube for holding your spit. Of course, it’s a little more high-tech than that. Companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com have been making a killing this year selling home genetics tests. With high hopes of discovering their ancestry and learning more about their genetic…
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