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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Fast Forward ‘Evil Jewish Plot’ Anti-Semitic Posters Found At University Of North Carolina
Anti-Semitic posters were found on bookshelves and tables at a library at the University of North Carolina on Wednesday. It’s the second racist incident to occur at the school in the past two weeks. The posters, which warned of an “evil Jewish plot,” were condemned by the university administration. “I am extremely disappointed and appalled…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Omar Defends Herself On Colbert About Anti-Semitism, Stephen Miller
Rep. Ilhan Omar appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Wednesday, and right away was pressed to talk about the accusations of anti-Semitism that have bedeviled her in the last year. After Colbert gave a rundown of one of her controversies – specifically, her tweet claiming that congressional support for Israel was “All…
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News We Read The Guide Fueling Ultra-Orthodox Fears Of Pig Blood In Measles Vaccines
In the popular imagination, ultra-Orthodox Jews shun the modern world. They live and work in tight-knit enclaves in Brooklyn or suburban New York and New Jersey, fiercely protect their autonomy over their religious schools and do not participate in the defining technology of modern times: the Internet. But while this picture is true for many…
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Fast Forward Businessman Irwin Jacobs, Wife Found Dead In Suspected Murder-Suicide
Updated 2:40 p.m. Entrepreneur Irwin L. Jacobs and his wife Alexandra were found dead in their mansion in suburban Minneapolis, according to local reports. A friend of the family said that Irwin Jacobs killed his wife before shooting himself. Police arrived early Wednesday morning to investigate the deaths in Jacobs’ home in the upscale suburb…
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Fast Forward New Knesset Sets Record For Most LGBT Members
Israel’s elections on Tuesday resulted in what will likely be a fifth term for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – but there were a number of firsts as well. The number of LGBT members of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, will rise from two to a record five when parliamentarians are sworn in next month. Amir Ohana…
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Fast Forward Spotted At Bibi’s Victory Party: A ‘Make America Great Again’ Flag
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election night party in Tel Aviv featured a jubilant crowd celebrating his likely reelection – including one person waving a “Make America Great Again” flag. Netanyahu frequently used his friendship with President Trump in his election ads. Shortly before Tuesday’s election, Trump recognized Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights, which…
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Fast Forward Trudeau: Jewish Mayor Who Called Kippah Ban ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Must Apologize
The mayor of the most heavily-Jewish city in Canada is refusing to back down in the face of criticism over his comments about a controversial bill in the Quebec legislature that would ban teachers and other government employees in positions of authority from wearing religious clothing. William Steinberg, the mayor of the Montreal suburb of…
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Fast Forward Washington Man Charged In Terror Plot: ‘I’m Shooting For 30 Jews’
A man in Washington state was charged Monday with two felonies after allegedly writing posts on social media threatening to conduct a mass shooting targeting Jews. Dakota Reed, 20, allegedly wrote about “pulling a Dylann Roof,” referring to the white supremacist who killed nine black people praying in a South Carolina church, the Everett Herald…
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