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A number of Jewish Democratic challengers running for Congress have seen their chances increase with national Republican groups withdrawing financial support and all but conceding the races. With less a month before the Nov. 6 vote, the GOP is making tough choices to try and hold their losses to fewer than 23 seats, which would…
Former president Barack Obama released a list of more than 200 endorsed candidates on Monday, including several Jewish candidates whose races could decide which party controls the House of Representatives. “Democratic candidates up and down the ticket, all across the country, make up a movement of citizens who are younger, more diverse, more female than…
“In the 21st century, it’s time to accelerate our transition to a clean-energy economy, reduce our carbon footprint, and preserve our planet for future generations,” Democratic House candidate Dean Phillips proclaims on his campaign website. But an investigation into his family’s foundation showed that their endowment had assets worth more than $1 million from multiple…
A Jewish entrepreneur whose grandmother was advice columnist Dear Abby has won the Democratic primary for a key swing seat in suburban Minneapolis. Dean Phillips, who ran Talenti Gelato and once made headlines by voluntarily giving his low-wage coffee company employees a raise, cruised to an 82%-to-18% victory over rival Cole Young. He will face…
If the Democratic Party is hoping for a “blue wave” that will help it recapture the House of Representatives, it will need to flip at least 23 districts, likely including one in Palm Beach County, Florida. Florida’s 18th congressional district is filled with bubbies in age-restricted communities, strip malls and synagogues, including the Reform Temple…
A Minnesota Jewish businessman and philanthropist will soon launch a Congressional campaign to unseat a Republican congressman who voted to repeal Obamacare. Dean Phillips told the Star Tribune newspaper on Tuesday that he will launch a campaign in the coming weeks to challenge Rep. Erik Paulsen, who has held his seat in the Minneapolis suburbs…
Hybrid: Online and at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
Oct 2, 2022
6:30 pm ET ·
A Sukkah, IMKHA, created by artist Tobi Kahn, for the Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan is an installation consisting of 13 interrelated sculpted painted wooden panels, constituting a single work of art. Join for a panel discussion with Rabbi Joanna Samuels, Chief Executive Director of the Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan, Talya Zax, Innovation Editor of the Forward, and Tobi Kahn, Artist. Moderated by Mattie Kahn.
