Ari Feldman is a staff writer at the Forward. He covers Jewish religious organizations, synagogue life, anti-Semitism and the Orthodox world. If you have any tips, you can email him at feldman@forward.com. Follow him on Twitter @aefeldman.
Ari Feldman
By Ari Feldman
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Fast Forward Anne Frank Foundation Will Funnel Its Grants To New Israel Fund
Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the not-for-profit established by Anne Frank’s father announced it would send all its grant money to Israel via the New Israel Fund, the Times of Israel reported. The move was seen as a retort to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who earlier this month blamed the NIF for destroying the…
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Fast Forward Is Rod Rosenstein On The Chopping Block?
Rod Rosenstein recently met with Donald Trump at the White House, stoking fears that the president might fire him, POLITICO reported. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, is overseeing Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s investigation into criminal activity by members of Trump’s campaign team. The meeting, according to a source, concerned a matter that traditionally would…
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Fast Forward Alex Jones Blames George Soros For All The People Suing Him
Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones blamed billionaire philanthropist George Soros for all his legal woes at a press conference Monday, Right Wing Watch reported. At the beginning of the press conference, Jones played a clip showing some of his more high-profile accusations, including the false claim that Soros was a Nazi officer. Jones…
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Fast Forward Far Right Celebrates Ryan’s Retirement: He Was A ‘Globalist,’ Too
House Speaker Paul Ryan has announced he will not be seeking reelection in November — and the far right couldn’t be happier, the Washington Post reported. Ryan has long been a target of far-right media outlets and “alt-right” social media figures. He has been ridiculed as a “globalist,” a moniker often given to Jews that…
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Fast Forward Did You Notice Mark Zuckerberg’s Chair Cushion During The Hearing?
Mark Zuckerberg used a cushion to boost his height while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Washingtonian reported. The Facebook CEO, who is 5’ 7”, is not the first person testifying before the Senate to need extra cushions. Hillary Clinton used a small green pillow for lumbar support during her 11-hour testimony about the…
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Fast Forward RBG Awes Citizens-To-Be With Inspiring Speech About America
Ruth Bader Ginsburg presided over a naturalization in New York Tuesday, inspiring hundreds of citizens-to-be with stories about her father and the promise of American democracy, the New York Times reported. The Supreme Court Justice spoke at the New-York Historical Society, the oldest museum in the city. In the audience were people from 59 different…
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Fast Forward Facebook Accused Of Helping Vietnamese Government Silence Critics
Numerous journalists and human rights activists are accusing Facebook of cooperating with the Vietnamese government to silence critics of the regime, Buzzfeed reported. In an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg published Monday, over three dozen Vietnamese are saying that Facebook shut down the profiles or removed the posts of noted government critics. The letter comes…
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Fast Forward Mark Zuckerberg’s Apology Tour In Congress Ahead Of Hearings
Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly expressed how sorry he was for misleading Facebook users to several lawmakers ahead of his testimony before Congress Tuesday, the New York Times reported. Zuckerberg could be seen between meetings with members of the Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees, walking with an entourage and wearing a dark suit with a black tie….
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