Molly Boigon is an investigative reporter at the Forward. Contact her at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @MollyBoigon.
Molly Boigon
By Molly Boigon
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Fast Forward Epstein accuser claims former Israeli PM Ehud Barak sexually assaulted her
Virginia Giuffre, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring, has accused former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak of sexual assault, according to court documents revealed Tuesday. Giuffre’s accusation, details of which had been sealed by a court, became known this week after attorney Alan Dershowitz issued a new filing refuting her claims. Dershowitz sued Giuffre…
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Fast Forward White nationalist website might be dropped by webpage provider
An internet company that registers a domain name for the white nationalist website VDARE.com has threatened to delist the site. If VDARE.com does not transfer the domain before this Thursday, Network Solutions, the registrar, said it will delete the site, making it accessible only through the dark web. The possible action comes after a civil…
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Fast Forward A California cemetery’s Holocaust memorial, also used for ritual hand-washing, has been vandalized
A fountain that serves as a memorial to survivors of the Holocaust was pushed over Sunday night or Monday morning in Santa Rosa, Calif., according to local news reports. Fountain dedicated to Holocaust survivors vandalized at Santa Rosa cemeteryה >>> https://t.co/QMvdpQjdhS pic.twitter.com/Zm94eNAJnr — Monitoring Antisemitism Worldwide (@cfcantisemitism) June 16, 2020 The fountain, which also serves…
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News Jews, Christians sue Cuomo and de Blasio for violating religious freedom during pandemic
Five defendants, including three Orthodox Jews from Brooklyn, are suing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for violating their civil rights by forbidding religious gatherings and requiring “oppressive conditions” that limit gathering sizes during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the complaint filed last Wednesday….
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News Ultra-Orthodox children hold ‘Kid lives matter’ protest over summer camp closures
Hundreds of Haredi children in Brooklyn gathered in the early evening on Thursday to ask New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and to open sleepaway camps and parks. Videos and photos showed a crowd of children, mostly boys with sidecurls and kippot, walking and biking along Bedford Avenue,…
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News Charlottesville lawsuit is hitting wealthy landowner Richard Spencer’s finances hard
White nationalist Richard Spencer comes from money, but he’s having financial trouble because of a lawsuit filed against him for his role as a leader of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. “I’m in a very difficult situation in terms of getting funds,” as a result of being booted off a number of…
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News Listen: How Gen Z and Millennial Jews are talking to their parents and children about George Floyd
Generation Z and Millennials, born between the early 1980s and the early 2010s, are having tough conversations with their parents, siblings, children and friends as America reckons, once again, with issues of police violence, privilege and white supremacy. They use FaceTime, Zoom, text message, email and the kitchen table. They talk about articles, news clips,…
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News ADL, known for anti-bias training, hires FBI official as law enforcement liaison
The Anti-Defamation League has hired a longtime FBI official as its new vice president of Law Enforcement and Analysis. Greg Ehrie, who served 22 years with the FBI, is organizing partnerships with law enforcement offices across the U.S. He spent a year in Israel for the FBI and led the FBI’s Newark office last December…
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