As we reported in our pages this week, there are a dozen Jewish Democrats competing for Republican-held seats in the U.S. House this November. If the Democrats pick up the 15 seats they need to win back a majority, it will likely be, in part, because several of these folks win their races. Here’s some…
Susan McDougal, of Whitewater fame, was invited by Rabbi Aaron Kriegal, her chaplain in prison, to speak at a Selicot service on Sept. 16 at Congregation Beth Ahm in Verona, N.J. “Susan may be a felon but she was always a moral person, always led an ethical life,” Kriegal told the crowd, according to an…
A Florida Republican passes the hat for Lieberman. Lieberman says he supports universal health care. Pols ask if Lamont’s “turn-coat” ads are a campaign misstep. Presidential contenders get close, but not too close to Lamont. Lieberman-Lamont-Schlesinger set to debate on October 23.
Allen’s campaign manager told the Forward that it was the reporter at the debate, Peggy Fox, who was the one making it sound like being Jewish was a bad thing. Judge for yourself (transcript provided by Team Allen)… Reporter: Senator Allen you have said several times that you made up the word macaca when referring…
From the president… I send greetings to those around the world celebrating Rosh Hashanah. During these holy days, Jewish people begin the new year by answering the call of the Shofar and gathering in synagogues. It is a time to reflect on the past, celebrate the beginning of life, and welcome the promise of the…
Today’s Washington Post’s interview contains several interesting nuggets. But at least one noteworthy point is not spelled out: If Henrietta “Etty” Allen is telling the truth, then her son would appear to have told one big lie in his statement Tuesday. Allen’s mother told the Washington Post that in August she told her son that…
Yediot has a new poll saying that only 7% of Israelis think Ehud Olmert is the right person to lead Israel. On his worst day, President Bush was more than four times as popular.
A contibutor to the Holocaust denial listserv ReporterNoteBook asks: Are Madeleine Albright and Senator George Allen brother and sister?
FORWARD STAFF Senator George Allen’s mother, Henrietta “Etty” Allen, told the Washington Post Wednesday that until late August she concealed her Jewish upbringing from her children to prevent them from growing up in fear. Her father, Felix Lumbroso, was incarcerated by the Nazis during the German occupation of Tunisia during World War II. “What they…
Just in time for Rosh Hashanah, a bitter campaign controversy in Virginia has culminated with Senator George Allen acknowledging that his mother hailed from a Jewish family. Allen, a Republican widely believed to have 2008 presidential ambitions, had previously denied that his mother was Jewish. During a debate on Monday, he angrily refused to answer…
Are Israeli Arabs “a fifth column, a league of traitors”? According to a blog posted last Thursday by Shari Hillman, the communications director for the Republican Jewish Coalition, they are. Hillman was agreeing with statements made on September 11 by Effi Eitam, a leader of the joint Knesset faction aligned with Orthodox Zionists worldwide, that…
