This is the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Barack Obama and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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News Jews Follow Trend, Split Vote for Dems
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama each won a stamp of approval from Jewish voters Tuesday, as both Democratic presidential contenders captured significant Jewish support in key primary contests. While Clinton laid claim to the overwhelming backing of Jewish communities in New Jersey and in her home state of New York, Obama won the…
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News Super Tuesday Snapshots: Obama’s Jewish Neighbors, Peace at the Caucuses, The FDR Vote, Satmar Feud, Tehrangeles’s Jewish Vote, Etc.
Chicago, Illinois Obama’s Jewish Neighbors Barack Obama may have a deadlock on at least one segment of the Jewish community: his neighbors. KAM Isaiah Israel, the oldest synagogue in Chicago, is directly across the street from Obama’s house. Members of KAM, a large Reform synagogue, report having seen the Illinois senator engaged in mundane activities…
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Life AJCommittee’s Honorary President Blasts Internal Memo on Obama
Last week, the Forward reported on an internal memo circulated among American Jewish Committee staffers that raised concerns about what Barack Obama’s policies would be on the Middle East. The AJCommittee distanced itself from the memo — which seemed to echo concerns about the Illinois Democrat’s candidacy that had been percolating in some pro-Israel circles…
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News Super Tuesday: Snapshots From Across the Country
California San Francisco Surrogates Tussle A week before Super Tuesday, campaign representatives for the three leading Democratic presidential contenders — and former Alaskan senator Mike Gravel, who remains in the race — took turns selling their candidates to San Francisco Jewish Democrats. In a lively forum at the Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club, a group…
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Life Marty Peretz: Obama’s Kosher on Israel
Barack Obama has managed to elicit widespread concern among the pro-Israel community, concerns that he and his campaign have worked hard to allay, but with mixed results. That’s why I bet his campaign’s pretty pleased to have New Republic editor Marty Peretz — someone whose passion for defending Israel (and badmouthing the Palestinians) is beyond…
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News As Campaign Surges, Obama Working to Quell Jewish Fears
Mere minutes before he was inducted into Camelot, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama shifted his attention from the Kennedy clan to the Jewish tribe. Immediately prior to accepting the endorsement of Senator Edward Kennedy on Monday afternoon in Washington, Obama conducted a conference call with Jewish reporters in an effort to dispel concerns on a…
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News Edwards Fundraiser Backs Obama Bid
Hours after former Senator John Edwards announced his exit from the presidential race, one of his most prominent Jewish fundraisers is backing Senator Barack Obama, the Forward has exclusively learned. Speaking this morning, Fort Lauderdale lawyer Mitchell Berger said the decision had been an easy one. “They are the two candidates who represent real change,”…
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News Internal Memo Takes On Obama’s Mideast Approach
A confidential memo questioning Senator Barack Obama’s potential approach to Middle East policy was distributed earlier this month among staffers at a major American Jewish organization. Obama’s approach to dealing with Iran “raises questions,” said the document, which circulated within the American Jewish Committee. It also suggested that Obama placed the burden of solving the…
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