Drew Gerber
By Drew Gerber
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News Jewish Journalists Question Melania’s Immigration History, Wait for Trolls
After Politico writer Julia Ioffe supposedly provoked the anti-Semitic trolls of Twitter to rise in defense of Melania Trump following a mostly positive profile of the Republican candidate’s wife, Jewish journalists quickly learned to expect an online deluge of anti-Semitic slurs and memes should they dare to criticize or call into question the Trump family….
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News Trump’s Brother Rebelled Against Their Authoritarian Father By Joining a Jewish Frat
With the release of a new book by a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist examining the origins and evolution of Donald Trump’s Republican presidential candidacy, it is worth looking back at his influential older brother Fred Trump, Jr. Oh, and the time he joined a Jewish fraternity. Arriving at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania from a casually Presbyterian…
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News Patriotism, Power, Photo Op: What Do Jewish Donors Really Think About Money in Politics?
A new documentary on HBO by Alexandra Pelosi, the daughter of Democratic Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, explores the influence of money in politics by interviewing some of the biggest donors in the game. Of the more than dozen big-time donors interviewed, over half are Jewish. Perhaps due to the fact that she is the…
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News Jews Do Choose Trump, New Group Insists
A new Jewish group is looking to make its voice heard — and it hopes to help Donald Trump make it to the White House. Only a few weeks old, Jews Choose Trump looks to address what it sees as the hostile environment in the Jewish community toward discussions about Republican candidate Donald Trump, as…
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News Former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Tough Primary Race Just Got Tougher
Last week, outrage over her party’s machinations against Sen. Bernie Sanders in the primary race cost Jewish Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz her seat as chair of the Democratic National Committee. Now, along with the specter of the Iran deal, it may be coming after her seat in the House. A new poll released by Wasserman…
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News Hillary Clinton Isn’t the Only One with Hebrew Swag
The Jewish internet was eating up the news that former president Bill Clinton wore a Hebrew lapel pin in support of his wife at the Democratic National Convention. But Hillary Clinton isn’t the only candidate with Hebrew swag. For those supporting Donald Trump for president, there’s a pin for you. But why stop there? The…
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News Chelsea Clinton Open to ‘Daughters Summit’ With Ivanka Trump
After months of campaigning marked by vitriol, it may be up to two daughters (both with Jewish hubbies) to set things straight. Chelsea Clinton told NBC Thursday she’s open to meeting with Donald Trump’s children — specifically, her acquaintance Ivanka Trump — to seek ways to calm the divisive tone of the presidential campaign. “It’s…
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News Black Jewish Trump Supporter Calls DNC Email Hack a Fake
A black Jewish member of the Republican National Committee called the recent release of nearly 20,000 hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee “a false flag” meant to distract from Hillary Clinton’s “trangressions.” Ada Fisher, who formally declared North Carolina’s 29 delegates for Donald Trump at the GOP convention last week, told The Guardian that…
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