Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
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By Aiden Pink
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Fast Forward Trump Tells Jewish Pittsburgh Protesters To ‘Go Home To Mom’
After a group of Jewish protesters disrupted President Trump’s speech at a fracking conference in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Trump responded with an unexpected retort: “Go home to mom.” Members of the Jewish group Bend the Arc: Jewish Action attempted to disrupt the speech at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, chanting “Trump endangers Jews.” As…
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News A Major Poll On Anti-Semitism Just Dropped. Here are 4 Key Findings.
Nearly half of American Jews aged 18-29 say they’ve been the victims of anti-Semitism in the last five years, according to a survey released Wednesday by the American Jewish Committee. The poll of American Jewish attitudes towards and response to anti-Semitism was released nearly one year after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the deadliest anti-Semitic incident…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Pittsburgh Jews Arrested Protesting Trump
Jewish activists were arrested in Pittsburgh on Wednesday while protesting President Trump’s attendance at a fracking industry conference. Members of the progressive advocacy group Bend the Arc: Jewish Action were among the 14 people arrested in front of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the group said in a statement. NOW IN PITTSBURGH: Jewish leaders…
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News New Israel Fund Courts Liberals Vexed By Federations’ Philanthropic Veto Power
After philanthropists protested Jewish federations’ denial of their desire to donate money to a group critical of Israel, the New Israel Fund is creating a new pipeline for philanthropists to support it and other progressive groups, the Forward has learned. An American charity whose mission is to direct funding to liberal groups that push for…
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Israel News After Bibi’s Failure, Gantz Will Try To Form Government. How Will That Work?
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will probably not look back on his 70th birthday, which took place on Monday, with much fondness. True, he did get a congratulatory phone call from Russian president Vladimir Putin, and an official letter from President Trump that included the hand-written addition “You are great!” תודה לך ידידי הנשיא טראמפ…
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Fast Forward Israel Aid Cuts ‘On The Table’ For 3 Of Top 4 Democratic Candidates
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said on Sunday that she would be open to cutting military aid to Israel, making her the latest leading figure in the Democratic presidential primary to make such a statement. Sen. Elizabeth Warren: “It is the official policy of the United States of America to support a two-state solution, and if Israel…
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Fast Forward Fruman Or ‘Furman’: Did Rudy’s Arrested Ukranian Pal Use Fake Name?
Igor Fruman, one of the two Ukrainian-born activists who were arrested this month and charged with illegal campaign finance donations to benefit President Trump and the Republican Party, has been accused by prosecutors of covering up his actions using what might have been overlooked as a typo: Donating in the name of “Igor FURman,” not…
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh Synagogue Announces Plan To Reopen After Deadly Shooting
Updated 3:00 p.m. Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh, the site of the deadliest anti-Semitic incident in American history, announced Friday that they intended to eventually reopen their doors, turning their building into a “center for Jewish life in the United States.” The Tree of Life building, which housed three separate congregations, has not…
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