Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
Aiden Pink
By Aiden Pink
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News Sarsour Saga Shows Sanders’s Continued Struggles With Jewish Voters
A controversy involving a top campaign surrogate is proving to be a setback for Sen. Bernie Sanders as he works to earn more Jewish support ahead of the Iowa Democratic caucus, less than two months away. It’s the latest example of Sanders, the most successful Jewish presidential candidate in American history, drawing anger from Jewish…
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Fast Forward Who Is Jerry Nadler? Judiciary Committee Chair And Talmud Scholar
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler will begin overseeing the latest chapter of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry on Wednesday, when he will hear testimony from four constitutional law experts about the nature and requirements of impeachment. Here’s what you need to know about Nadler: He’s one of the longest-serving members of Congress: Nadler,…
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Fast Forward Figure Skater In Half-Nazi/Half-Jewish Prisoner Outfit Nominated For Best Costume Award
A Russian figure skater who recently competed wearing an outfit that is half Nazi-concentration camp guard and half-Jewish prisoner has been nominated for the International Skating Union’s award for best costume. Anton Shulepov was listed Sunday among the 52 individuals or teams nominated for the ISU’s first annual best costume award. Shulepov’s entry on the…
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Fast Forward Muslim Woman Defends Jewish Family From Anti-Semitism On London Underground
A Jewish family riding on the London Underground was accosted by a man yelling anti-Semitic language – but was defended by a Muslim woman also riding on the train, video posted to social media Friday showed. The footage, posted by British author and filmmaker Chris Atkins, showed a Jewish man wearing a kippah comforting two…
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Fast Forward Meet The ‘Hin-Jew’ Congressman Who Asked About Anti-Semitism At Impeachment Hearing
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi attracted attention during the impeachment hearing on Thursday when he asked former National Security Council official Fiona Hill to confirm that conspiracy theories about Jewish billionaire George Soros, as well as those targeting Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, were anti-Semitic. Krishnamoorthi is in his second term representing Illinois’s 8th congressional district in the…
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Fast Forward Fiona Hill Goes To The Mat For Vindman: ‘This Is A Country Of Immigrants’
Former National Security Council staffer Fiona Hill defended Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman during her appearance before the House of Representatives’ impeachment hearing when she was asked about whether she had expressed concerns to him about Vindman’s “judgment.” That statement had been seized upon by some defenders of the president, but Hill used the opportunity to…
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Breaking News Could Bibi’s Corruption Charges Actually Push Him From Power — After 10 Years?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was charged Thursday with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three corruption cases. Netanyahu, already the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history, will be fighting those charges while at the same time gearing up for expected elections in March – the third round of voting in a…
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Fast Forward How Did This Torah Literally Get Burned Not Once But Twice?
Torah scrolls damaged in a fire that destroyed a Minnesota synagogue were burned again when the garage in which they were being stored caught ablaze. The remnants of the Torahs, which were irreparably burned in September after the 120-year-old Adas Israel Congregation in Duluth caught fire, were being stored in a local garage before they…
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