(JTA) — Some 300 Jewish community leaders have signed a letter in support of Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., who is running to serve as head of the Democratic National Committee. About 100 rabbis are among the signatories to the letter that was issued ahead of the DNC-sponsored regional candidate forum in Phoenix on Saturday. The…
Labor Secretary Tom Perez is working to enlist Jewish support for his bid to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee. Perez held a conference call on December 21 with some 50 Jewish leaders in which, according to the Times of Israel, he presented his views and highlighted his close ties with he…
As the endless autopsies of the 2016 election continue to pour in, what is clear is that the left needs a new organizing message. Luigi Zingales warns us against attacking Trump in order to focus on his policies, and Mark Lilla decries the end of identity politics for the progressive movement, but what is the…
It’s been almost six months since Seth Rich was gunned down on a dark Washington street. His father, Joel Rich, still says Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead, every day. The rabbi says he shouldn’t stop until he’s ready. But Joel and Mary Rich are grieving for their son, a 27-year-old staffer at the…
The race for chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee is getting tighter with Labor Secretary Tom Perez planning a run. This could spell trouble for Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, once considered the leading candidate for the job. Perez, who plans to announce his candidacy on Thursday, already enjoys the backing of 10 local party chairs….
I lost, at least temporarily, some friends and social media outlets thanks to the recent election — but I may have gained a far broader appreciation of the greatness and opportunities for America’s future. Enough time has passed for the various realities of the election to settle in. I didn’t start watching returns until 10:30…
Media mogul Haim Saban, who was among Hillary Clinton’s largest campaign donors, made clear Friday that he doesn’t want to see Rep. Keith Ellison as the next chair of the Democratic National Committee. “He is clearly an anti-Semite, anti-Israel individual,” Saban lashed out at Ellison, warning Democrats that choosing the Minnesota congressman, who is the…
If you’ve been following the uproar over Congressman Keith Ellison and his run for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, you might recall hearing about a 36-second audio clip containing a snippet of an Ellison speech that, according to his critics, proves he’s anti-Israel and shouldn’t get the job. You may even have listened to…
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