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Not just about defeating Trump: Why Kamala Harris is the next president that Jews need
I couldn't be more excited to vote for Harris in November — here's why you should feel the same way
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Looking Forward Emotional Doug Emhoff shows up for Jewish Democrats at DNC
Emhoff has become 'a Jewish rock star'
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Politics What Jewish Democrats hope Harris will say in her DNC acceptance speech
'People are so excited that it's not a death march to an election defeat,' said Maryland delegate Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi
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Politics Why Doug Emhoff took the bus to Hebrew school — and more about his childhood synagogue
The history and philosophy of the New Jersey synagogue where the second gentleman had a bar mitzvah
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Politics Harris campaign says Trump ‘denigrates American Jews’ as war of words over Jewish voters escalates
Trump called Josh Shapiro “the highly overrated Jewish Governor” of Pennsylvania although Shapiro did not touch on his Jewish identity or Israel in his speech
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Politics Tim Walz’s surprise visit to Minnesota delegation breakfast encourages Dems, Jewish members
'He is considered a member of the Jewish community, the way he understands how we look at the world, the way he empathizes with it,' said a lawyer for the state party
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Politics ‘Uncommitted’ delegates start sit-in at DNC to demand Palestinian speak from the main stage
After stirring speech from the parents of Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the activists said the party left them with no choice
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Politics Who is Cole Emhoff?
Kamala Harris’ stepson is not Jewish, but he credits her for nurturing his Jewish father’s faith
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Politics Josh Shapiro, Jewish governor not tapped for VP, addresses DNC
‘Kamala and Tim’s names may be on the ballot, but it's our rights and our freedoms on the line,’ the Pennsylvania governor said
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Politics Watch: How Israeli-American hostage family Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin brought the DNC to tears
Their son Hersh was taken hostage on Oct. 7
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Politics American Jews have never been more divided. At the DNC, unity is back on the table
Political differences have caused rifts in our community since Oct. 7. The DNC is a reminder that our pluralism is our strength
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Fast Forward Father and son suspects in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack identified as Sajid and Naveed Akram by law enforcement
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