David Ian Klein covers breaking news and international Jewish communities for the Forward. You can reach him at [email protected] and on Twitter @davidianklein.
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By David Ian Klein
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Fast Forward Is Jared Kushner urging his father-in-law, the president, to concede?
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s Jewish son-in-law, has joined the growing chorus urging the president to concede defeat in his reelection bid, CNN’s White House correspondent, Kaitlin Collins, reported. Some news — Jared Kushner has approached President Trump about conceding the election, per two sources. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 8, 2020 That puts him…
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Fast Forward That’s no ordinary menorah on Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro’s shelf
Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s Jewish day-school-educated and kosher-keeping attorney general, found himself in the spotlight last week when he became a symbol of opposition to the president’s baseless claims of election fraud. Shapiro was a frequent guest on news shows, explaining the ballot counting process in Pennsylvania and reassuring the country that he had seen no…
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Fast Forward Jon Ossoff’s last election-night party felt like a Bar Mitzvah, and more Jewish things to know about him
Jon Ossoff, the Jewish candidate for Georgia’s Senate seat, is set to enter a runoff race with his opponent, incumbent David Perdue. The two will face off again in a special election scheduled for Jan. 5. An Ossoff win would help the Democrats strengthen their Senate minority, and maybe even help them get to the…
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Fast Forward Jon Ossoff claws back from behind to force a runoff in Georgia
Jon Ossoff, the Jewish Senate candidate running as a Democrat for one of Georgia’s seats, is headed toward a runoff with his opponent, Republican incumbent David Perdue. Though some ballots remain to be counted, it appears neither Ossoff nor Perdue will clear the 50% threshold of the vote to win the race outright. Over the…
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Fast Forward Jewish candidate accused of misogyny, sexual harassment, wins Kansas statehouse seat unopposed
Aaron Coleman, a Democratic candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives who has been accused of several acts of sexual harassment, including distributing revenge porn, has won the seat. Coleman, 20, ran unopposed in the general election. When he takes office, Coleman will be one of the youngest representatives to sit in any state legislature….
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Fast Forward Jewish woman who was the first female Native American judge on Washington Supreme Court wins reelection
Raquel Montoya-Lewis, the first Native American woman to sit on Washington State’s Supreme Court, and only the second to sit on any supreme court in the country, has won her reelection campaign, according to the Spokesman Review. Montoya-Lewis first won that title in January, when she was nominated by Gov. Jay Inslee to fill the…
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Fast Forward “Demonic confederacies” are attempting to steal the election, says Trump’s favorite prosperity preacher
Reverend Paula White, President Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser and a prominent Christian Zionist, held a prayer service for the president last night during which she blamed the lack of a Trump victory on “demonic confederacies.” Earlier in the service, another evangelical leader compared Trump supporters challenging vote counting to the soldiers of King David, standing…
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Fast Forward Former Israeli minister accuses American Jews of ‘betrayal’ for overwhelmingly voting for Biden
A former Israeli Knesset member from the country’s Druze religious minority is accusing American Jews of having no “gratitude,” and of “betrayal,” for voting overwhelmingly for former Vice President Joe Biden. On Twitter, Ayoob Kara, who served as a member of the Likud party until 2019, said that he was surprised American Jews did not…
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