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  Why millennial Jews like me aren’t ‘Jewish voters’

  When I sat down to write a piece about the millennial Jewish reaction to the election results, I found myself surprisingly stymied. I work in Jewish media for goodness sake; I must have a reaction on the Jewish issues in this election. Which were what, again? It’s not that I’m unfazed by the election; like…

  By Mira Fox

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  Uncertainty is the new normal – and the best possible election outcome

  A week ago, all of the experts and pundits and polls were telling us the same thing: The election was a done deal, and it would be a blowout. Vice President Joe Biden and the Democrats were winning big. They were going to make gains in the House, win the Senate, and possibly turning Texas…

  By Eli Steinberg Nov 5, 2020 | 3 min read
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  Antisemitism is the biggest issue for Jews. Why did it never come up during the election?

  The end is nigh (thank God!). This election cycle is finally coming to a close. But despite the endlessness of the 2020 presidential election, and the microscopic attention paid to a never-ending list of topics irrelevant to the lives of American voters, one issue that is of utmost importance received scant attention: rising antisemitism. It’s…

  By Melissa Langsam Braunstein Nov 4, 2020 | 3 min read

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• Jodi Rudoren This is my last column as editor of the Forward

  

• Jay Michaelson Mamdani’s victory is an opportunity for Jews to relearn the art of disagreement

  

• Rob Eshman Pro-Palestinian protesters are suddenly supporting Iran. They might want to talk to some Palestinians

  

• Nora Berman Did Netanyahu coerce Trump into attacking Iran? No — but he tried with Obama

  

• Dan Perry For Trump and Netanyahu, statecraft is now synonymous with stagecraft

  

• Emily Tamkin Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: The ‘gotcha’ mode of fighting antisemitism has to go

  

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  Millennial Jews are traumatized.

  On Monday, the night before what felt like the most consequential election in my lifetime, I saw photos of a Jewish cemetery in Grand Rapids, Michigan that had been vandalized with slogans reading “Trump” and “MAGA” in red spray paint. Trump was preparing to fly to Grand Rapids that evening for his very final campaign…

  By Joel Swanson Nov 4, 2020 | 3 min read
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  Why is this one different? Four (Jewish) Questions for this election

  Why is this day-after Election Day different from all others? Because we truly don’t know yet who won. Actually, it’s not different from all others. We’ve been here once before: Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000. I was in East Lansing, Mich. I’d been sent there by the New York Times national desk because it was a…

  By Jodi Rudoren Nov 4, 2020 | 6 min read
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  This election was a rebuke of wokeness

  In what came as a surprise to many pundits, President Trump appears to have increased his share of the non-white vote. Sizable numbers of Latino voters in both Florida and Texas helped him fend off the threat of losing those states to the Democrats. One GOP consultant estimated that Trump’s final share of the nonwhite…

  By Zaid Jilani Nov 4, 2020 | 4 min read
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  Of course Trump’s voters lie to pollsters. You call us all racists.

  It was supposed to be a Biden blowout. That’s what the experts assured us. You remember those experts — the same ones who placed the probability of Hillary Clinton winning in 2016 in the upper 90 percentiles. For the past month, we’ve been assured by the mainstream media that all is well in the world…

  By Bethany Mandel Nov 4, 2020 | 4 min read
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  What Trump’s inroads with Latino voters means for the Democrats

  Election night was an absolute roller coaster, and we’re still not off of the ride yet. But one thing we know for certain: The polls got it wrong — again. Despite national polling averages showing a Biden lead of about eight points before the election began, it looks like Biden will end up winning the…

  By Marcus Johnson Nov 4, 2020 | 3 min read
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  Editorial | 6 reasons to be hopeful today

  My synagogue-mom-friend text-chain was filled with foreboding. “Literally on the cusp of tears,” wrote one. “Drinking wine and thinking I need something stronger,” said another. “Have not looked at results yet,” came the third. “Watching the Queen’s Gambit. Hoping to muster the courage around 9.” This was all before 8 p.m. on Tuesday. I get…

  By Jodi Rudoren Nov 4, 2020 | 4 min read
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  Even if Trump loses, his cruelty, lies, and bullying will haunt America for years to come

  No matter who wins the U.S. 2020 election, there is trouble in the tribe of humanity. The very fact that Donald Trump has a decent shot at a second term reinforces what his surprise 2016 win taught us: that nearly half the country supports him consistently in polls, enough to wish to prolong his reign…

  By Dahlia Scheindlin Nov 3, 2020 | 4 min read
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  Rabin’s contribution was recognizing us as partners. Don’t erase it.

  This essay is part of a collection of essays commemorating the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. The collection was produced in partnership with BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change. What makes someone a hero? It isn’t perfection, that much I know. Nelson Mandela supported violent resistance, Mahatma Gandhi held racist views towards South Africans, and Abraham…

  By Muhammad Shehada Nov 3, 2020 | 3 min read