Jennifer Siegel
By Jennifer Siegel
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News Carter’s Mideast Mission Sparks Campaign Jitters For Democrats
Former president Jimmy Carter’s controversial peace mission to the Middle East this week, which included high-profile visits with top leaders of the Islamist militant group Hamas, is causing some liberal observers to worry that the elder statesman may create headaches for the party at its nominating convention in Denver. With the presidential campaign raising the…
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News Israeli Obama Boosters Launch Hebrew-Language Blog
Israelis may not be able to vote in the presidential contest, but Hebrew-speaking supporters of Barack Obama have launched an online blog for the Illinois senator in their own language. Posted today on the Israeli Internet site Tapuz, the relatively barebones Web page has a transcript of Obama’s March 2007 speech before the American Israel…
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News Fractured Black Vote May Send Indiana’s Sole Jewish Lawmaker to D.C.
When the Democratic presidential contest comes to Indiana in several weeks, Senator Barack Obama will not be the only politician counting on a multicultural coalition. Further down the ticket, in a primary race packed with more than a half-dozen candidates, the state’s only Jewish lawmaker is looking to a biracial, interfaith coalition of voters to…
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News Obama Takes Campaign Into Pa. Living Rooms
When Philadelphia-based Rabbi Leonard Gordon wanted to learn more about presidential contender Barack Obama in advance of Pennsylvania’s upcoming primary, he didn’t have to read a newspaper, turn on the television — or even leave his living room. Instead, Gordon invited over two colleagues and chatted with Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a major backer of the…
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News Poll: McCain Backers Friendliest to Israel
While Jewish backers of Hillary Clinton continue to advance the notion that Barack Obama’s support for Israel is untested, a new poll released by a pro-Israel group shows that the Illinois senator’s supporters could be marginally friendlier than Clinton’s to the Jewish state. Sixty-two percent of voters favoring Obama said they support Israel, versus 58%…
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News Herbert Friedman, 89, Major Philanthropist During Israel’s Early Years
Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, a dominant figure in American Jewish philanthropy during Israel’s formative years, died March 31 at his New York home. He was 89, and succumbed after a prolonged period of illness, according to his wife, Francine. Friedman served for nearly two decades, from 1954 to 1971, as the chief executive officer of…
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News Clinton’s Ally in Pa. Talks Off the Cuff, But Doesn’t Wear Identity on Sleeve
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell has grabbed headlines in recent weeks as a staunch, if unscripted, supporter of Hillary Clinton. But just a decade ago, he found himself thrust into a critical media spotlight by what today might best be described as a Barack Obama moment. In the spring of 1997, Rendell, one of the country’s…
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News Clinton’s Jewish Backers Divided Over How Long To Stay in the Fight
As Hillary Clinton’s odds of winning the Democratic nomination grow longer, some of her top financial backers are finding themselves divided over whether she should fight on to the convention. In interviews with the Forward this week, nearly a dozen Clinton supporters displayed a variety of opinions and emotions about the campaign, ranging from concern…
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