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 Stephen Miller’s White House Intern Flashed The ‘White Power’ Sign
Instead of giving a thumbs up, as directed by President Donald Trump, former White House intern Jack Breuer flashed the distinctive “white power” hand signal used by many prominent white nationalists, the Daily Mail reported. The gesture has been used by far-right conspiracy theorists like Milo Yiannopoulos, Mike Cernovich and Laura Loomer, as well as…
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Fast Forward Target Yanks Anti-Semitic – Or Just Jewish-Themed – ‘Cards Against Humanity’ Set
Target apologized for an offensive set of playing cards and is yanking the product from its stores, Business Insider reported. But what people may not realize is that the game is meant to be offensive — to everyone. The cards are the “Jew Pack” extension set to the popular game Cards Against Humanity. The game…
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Fast Forward ‘Phenomenally Petty’ — The Edits For Milo Yiannopoulos’ Manuscript Are Hilarious
“Alt-right” provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, never one to self-censor, was exposed in a particularly embarrassing way today after a court filing revealed the edits made to the manuscript for his book “Dangerous.” Yiannopoulos sued his onetime publisher Simon & Schuster in July after they pulled out of a deal to publish the book after learning that…
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Fast Forward Federal Prosecutors Go After Records For $285M Loan To Kushner Companies
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are seeking records from both Deutsche Bank and Kushner Companies for a $285 million loan made by the bank to the real estate company, the Washington Post reported. The loan was secured in 2015, when Jared Kushner was head of the company and playing a major role in Donald Trump’s presidential…
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Fast Forward Israeli Minister Wants To Name Planned Jerusalem Train Station For Trump
An Israeli minister wants to name a planned train station in Jerusalem’s Old City for Donald Trump, the New York Times reported. Trump recently recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a designation not recognized by the vast majority of the world’s countries. On Wednesday Yisrael Katz, who sits on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet…
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Fast Forward Will Richard Spencer Be ‘Texan Of The Year’?
The Dallas Morning News has listed Richard Spencer as a finalist for its “Texan of the Year” designation. Other finalists include first responders to the Sutherland Springs church shooting and major Texas philanthropists. Spencer, the face of American white nationalism, is a Dallas native, though he now lives in Virginia. “His speeches and writings represent…
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Fast Forward White Nationalists Create Shrine To Minneapolis Woman Killed By Police
The Minneapolis mayor-elect condemned a small shrine to a slain woman which was created by white nationalists, CBS reported. Identity Evropa, a prominent white nationalist group with roots in Europe, left candles, a picture of Justine Damond and a sign — “UNITED WE STAND” — outside a police station in Minneapolis on Friday. Damond, who…
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News Anti-Circumcision Activists Are Making More Noise. Will They Make A Difference?
Groups of men in white Tyvek jumpsuits with bright-red stains over the crotch could be seen all over the country this year. They waved eye-catching signs — “Stop Cutting Baby Penises,” “Foreskin Is Not a Birth Defect” — from Miami to Minneapolis to Hollywood. The group, Bloodstained Men & Their Friends, is part of the…
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