Larry Cohler-Esses is a freelance journalist who worked for years as a reporter and editor at the Forward. He has written extensively on the Arab-Jewish relations both in the United States and the Middle East.
Larry Cohler-Esses
By Larry Cohler-Esses
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Fast Forward 8 Things About The Group That Organized Deadly Hatefest In Charlottesville
1) Before the murder of counter-protester Heather Heyer, 32, of which James Alex Fields now stands accused, the Ohio native rallied at the “Unite the Right” event in Charlottesville with Vanguard America, a group that describes itself as devoted to achieving fascism in America under white Christian rule. 2) In its manifesto, Vanguard America declares…
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Fast Forward Rolling Stone Mag Reports On The Long Strange Trip Of Sebastian Gorka
A new Rolling Stone profile of presidential aide Sebastian Gorka has hit the internet just as the Trump-favored émigré with ties to far-right racist and anti-Semitic forces in Hungary is opining increasingly on mainstream media on sensitive topics from North Korea to U.S. mosque bombings. The profile, by free-lancer Bob Dreyfuss, notes the role of…
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News AEPi EXPLAINED: Official Sees Financial ‘Red Flags’ At Biggest Jewish Frat
Alpha Epsilon Pi, the largest Jewish fraternity in America — and the ninth largest overall — has been hit with two high-level resignations. And in both cases, financial questions and basic issues of transparency appear to have played a key role. The departure of Michael Fishel, the national organization’s president-elect and No. 2 officer, was…
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News EXCLUSIVE: Top Jewish Frat Officials Leave, Alarmed At Secrecy On Finances
Two top officials of Alpha Epsilon Pi, the nation’s largest Jewish fraternity, have resigned their leadership positions, citing the group’s refusal to give them its financial records — a possible violation of New York state law. Michael Fishel, the group’s No. 2 official, who was slated to become its next president, resigned July 18 after…
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News Unknown Client Said To Have Paid Israeli Teen For Phoning In JCC Bomb Threats
Remember the Israeli Jewish kid arrested as the culprit behind those phone-in bomb threats to Jewish community centers across America? New evidence indicates the real culprit behind that wave of hatred may not have been him. Newly unsealed documents in a separate case suggest that Michael Kadar’s alleged phone threats against the JCC’s were done…
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News Why Is Sebastian Gorka Getting Free Pass On Checkered Past?
Controversial White House aide Sebastian Gorka appears poised for a more visible role promoting President Trump’s agenda — despite unanswered questions about his ties to far-right anti-Semitic and racist groups in Hungary. Once relegated to right-wing media outlets, Gorka has recently made prominent appearances on such prime-time mainstream cable news shows as “360 With Anderson Cooper,”…
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Fast Forward Poland’s Defense Minister Fends Off Anti-Semitism Allegations By Citing His Support For Israel
Fending off charges that he has promoted anti-Semitism, Poland’s defense minister Thursday cited the support he and his government give to Israel and comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praising Poland for this support. In a lengthy email to the Forward, a spokesman for Antoni Macierewicez cited recent talks between Netanyahu and leaders of…
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News A Former Forward Writer May Face Criminal Trial For Exposing Poland’s Defense Minister
When Thomasz Piatek’s publisher released his explosive book last month about Poland’s defense minister, the well-known investigative journalist was braced for a defamation suit. What he didn’t expect was a criminal complaint, lodged with the military bureau of Poland’s prosecutor-general’s office, charging him with “using force or threats against a public official” and “public insults…
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