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 Obama Killed Investigation Into Hezbollah’s Drug Trafficking To Save Iran Deal
The Obama administration derailed a major investigation into Hezbollah’s globe-spanning drug trafficking ring in order to save the Iran deal, a Politico report found. Beginning in 2008, the Drug Enforcement Agency ran a classified investigation into Hezbollah’s trading techniques, amassing evidence on how the terrorist group launders money and moves cocaine in North America. It…
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News Hero Orthodox Dad Desperately Tries To Save Wife And 3 Kids From Tragic Hanukkah Blaze
A Hanukkah fire that started with a lit menorah sparked a raging blaze that killed a loving mother and three young children early Monday morning — plunging Brooklyn’s Syrian Orthodox community into mourning for the second time in as many years. The victims were identified as Aliza Azan, 39, and her children: Moshe, 11; Yitzah,…
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Fast Forward Mother And 3 Young Children Killed In Brooklyn Fire Started By A Menorah
A fast-moving fire in Brooklyn that may have been started by a menorah killed three children and their mother, and injured 11 others, JTA reported. The father and two other children are in critical condition. The fire started early Monday morning on the first floor of a house in Sheepshead Bay before consuming the house’s…
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Fast Forward Harvey Weinstein Pursued For Embezzling Studio Funds To Cover Up Assaults
The Manhattan District Attorney is investigating disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for possibly embezzling funding for movie shoots to use as hush money to cover up sexual assaults, the New York Post reported. For decades, Weinstein, with the help of his brother Bob Weinstein, paid money to women he had assaulted, harassed or bullied as…
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Fast Forward ‘Holocaust’ Will Be In South Carolina School Curriculum After All
The word “Holocaust” will be allowed in a new set of curriculum standards in South Carolina’s public schools, even though it the word was originally dropped, the AP reported. The original proposal, which had no reference to the Holocaust, was written by community stakeholders and teachers, and not by Department of Eduction officials. “Their intention…
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Fast Forward Jeffrey Goldberg, Atlantic Ed, Eats His Words In Interview With Nikole Hannah-Jones
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor of The Atlantic magazine, was forced to eat his words in an interview with the New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones. The two spoke about race in America, focusing on Hannah-Jones’ specialty, segregated schools. Hannah-Jones won a MacArthur “Genius” Award this year for her reporting on the resegregation of U.S. schools….
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Fast Forward Israeli Man Shot His Daughter, 9, Before Killing Himself In His Texas Home
An Israeli man living near Austin, Texas, apparently shot his nine-year-old daughter before killing himself, the Times of Israel reported. A social worker found the bodies of Yariv Kaplan, 42, and Lielle Kaplan on Monday during a routine welfare home visit. Yariv Kaplan’s father said that he had emailed the family with his intention to…
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Fast Forward Federal Judge Alex Kozinski May Be Investigated For Sexual Harassment
A major federal appeals court judge and longtime judicial commentator may be investigated over allegations of sexual harassment, the LA Times reported. Alex Kozinski, who has sat on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for over three decades, was recently accused of making sexual comments in front of female employees and of showing pornography to…
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