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At the Republican Convention, some unconventional messaging for American Jews
WASHINGTON (JTA) — This week’s Republican convention was the first political confab to feature Jerusalem as a backdrop. It may be the last. A congressional subcommittee and two citizens have taken steps to launch investigations into whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo broke the law by using government resources for a political campaign. Pompeo said…
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The Party of God: Republican or Democrat?
The presidential nominating conventions playing out these past two weeks across the nation’s television and computer screens have been about more than a fight for power. They have also served as the latest staging of the American battle for God — in which the Bible has become a political football, in which the unborn, the…
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White House press secretary shares her story about BRCA breast cancer gene
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany highlighted the BRCA 2 genetic mutation, a gene irregularity that increases the risk of breast cancer and disproportionately affects Ashkenazi Jewish women, at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday. “It was days before Christmas, and I was 21 years old when I got a call that changed my life,”…
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Chicago’s Federation nailed its COVID-19 response. Now it wants other cities to follow its lead.
More than half a year into the global COVID-19 pandemic, much of the world is still figuring out how to adapt to a new way of doing things, including attending religious services, going to school, shopping and eating. But one Jewish community is reporting remarkable success in how it helps local organizations meet their community’s…
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At RNC, Jewish Congressman Lee Zeldin extolls Trump’s ‘phenomenal’ coronavirus response
Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Jewish Republican representing eastern Long Island, N.Y., spoke at the Republican National Convention Wednesday evening, praising front-line medical workers and repeating the convention’s theme: That Americans must reelect Trump “to make our country greater than ever before.” Zeldin also praised the president’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “During a once-in-a-century pandemic,…
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RNC mislabels ‘Judeo-Christian’ values rabbi giving opening blessing
Rabbi Aryeh Spero, president of a Jewish group that speaks out for America’s “Judeo-Christian ethos,” gave the opening blessing for the third night of the Republican National Convention, using biblical language and Jewish ideas to describe America’s birth, and what Republicans describe as its current existential threats. But if you were watching the RNC’s own…
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A Kenosha rabbi speaks, as violence surrounds her synagogue
The killings in Kenosha, Wis. on Tuesday night of two people protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake happened one block from Kenosha’s historic synagogue. Beth Hillel Temple sits on a park along with a library and other public buildings. The Reform synagogue’s position in the center of this small, lakefront town is no accident….
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Who is Lee Zeldin?
Rep. Lee Zeldin is a Republican congressman from Long Island, N.Y., who has positioned himself as a staunch political supporter of President Donald Trump and the standard bearer for Republican support of Israel. Zeldin is speaking in a primetime slot on Wednesday evening during the Republican National Convention. He is currently one of two Jewish…
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Who is George Soros? And why is he the ‘boogeyman’ of the right?
Editor’s note: Almost every day, political figures and commentators on the right accuse George Soros of nefarious behavior. This week, the RNC removed a speaker due to her support for the QAnon conspiracy theory and assertion that George Soros is involved in a supposed Jewish cabal with designs to run the world. For context, the…
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At RNC and DNC, two Jewish dads from Parkland, and two very different views on guns
Two dads, themselves born in the same year. Both Jewish. Both New York-area transplants to Florida, who didn’t think much about politics, until their daughters were shot dead by a gunman in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Now Andrew Pollack and Fred Guttenberg are lauded as authorities on gun violence and…
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Social media users debate tweet comparing racism in U.S. with Nazi Germany
A prominent journalist stirred up controversy Sunday night with a tweet comparing the United States’ racial past with Nazi Germany. Jemele Hill of The Atlantic praised the new book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson, which compares the United States’ and Nazi Germany’s treatment of minorities. Hill’s tweet echoed the same comparison….
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