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 Nearly 2,000 Golden State Warrior-Branded Menorahs Recalled Over Fire Hazard
Nearly 2,000 special menorahs given out during the Golden State Warriors’ Jewish Heritage Night last December have been recalled. According to press releases, the glue that holds the menorah together can melt if exposed to heat, leading the candle to fall over and start a fire. No injuries have been reported from the use of…
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News Orthodox Send Undocumented Domestic Workers On Risky Passover Trip
What do you do when you want to bring the housekeeper to your home in Florida for Passover, but she can’t fly because she is undocumented? This is the conundrum that Israel, a private taxi driver, is here to help you solve. But it will cost you a chunk of change — and it comes…
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Fast Forward New Goldman Sachs Boss David Solomon Moonlights As DJ D-Sol
The next chief executive of Goldman Sachs will likely be David Solomon, the current COO who is known for moonlighting as an electronic dance music DJ, the New York Times reported. Solomon beat out Arthur Schwartz, a three-decade Goldman alum, for the position after the firm’s board decided in Solomon’s favor during a meeting last…
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Fast Forward To Combat Anti-Semitism, Mandatory Concentration Camp Visits For German Students
In response to an uptick in anti-Semitic incidents in Germany, a German lawmaker has proposed making visits to concentration camps mandatory for all students, the New York Times proposed. The idea was proposed by Sawsan Chebli, a German state legislator who is descended from Palestinians. “This is about who we are as a country,” Chebli…
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Fast Forward Mnuchin Defends Trump’s Name-Calling After ‘Low IQ Individual’ Comment
Steve Mnuchin defended Donald Trump’s practice of insulting his opponents — and even people working for him — and giving them derogatory nicknames, Politico reported. In an appearance on “Meet The Press” on NBC Mnuchin attributed Trump’s name-calling habit to the intensity of campaign rallies. The Treasury secretary’s interview came after Trump called Rep. Maxine…
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Fast Forward Putin Suggests That Jews May Have Been Behind U.S. Election Interference
Vladimir Putin suggested that Jews may have been behind Russia’s documented efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election in an interview with Megyn Kelly Sunday night. Putin’s comments came as he deflected blame for Russian interference in U.S. politics through social media and possible electronic voting machine hacking. He told Kelly he “couldn’t care…
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News Louis Farrakhan? Black Jews Say Don’t Take The Bait.
Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, asked a telling question on his Twitter page recently. “What have I done to make the Jewish people hate me?” he wrote. (The next day Farrakhan tweeted that Jews control the FBI.) What have I done to make Jewish people hate me? pic.twitter.com/2cSiLCmsQY — MINISTER FARRAKHAN…
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Fast Forward Ann Coulter Fires Off Tweetstorm At ‘Globalist’ Jews
Ann Coulter, the arch-conservative talking head who frequently complains about Jews and has white nationalist sympathies took to Twitter Thursday night to call Jews “globalists.” Her remarks came after Donald Trump referred to outgoing economic adviser Gary Cohn as a “globalist,” using a moniker that many see as an anti-Semitic slur. Boy, a lot of…
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