This is the Forward’s coverage of U.S. president Donald Trump and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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Food Trump Takes Bite Out Of School Lunch Reforms And Former White House Chef Bites Back
After Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue joined students at an elementary school cafeteria in Leesburg, Virginia, on Monday and signed away some of former First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2010 school lunch reforms, former White House Chef Sam Kass registered his outrage. “Considering the deeply struggling farm economy, that climate change is making it harder to grow…
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Community I Asked Trump To Bomb Syria — And I Regret It.
Recently, I signed a letter, circulated by a rabbi whom I revere, who will, I think, be remembered as one of the important rabbis of our generation. I was in august company; the letter was also signed by deeply respected teachers and colleagues. Immediately, equally respected colleagues and friends sent emails asking (in more polite…
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Fast Forward ‘Alt-Right Platform’ Breitbart Denied Permanent Congressional Press Credentials
Breitbart News’ application for permanent congressional press passes was denied on Tuesday, the Atlantic reported. The right-wing news outlet, once described by its former editor Stephen Bannon as the “platform” of the “alt-right,” has been seeking credentials for months. The Standing Committee of Correspondents of the Senate Press Gallery voted to table Breitbart’s application —…
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Israel News What Do Israelis Think Of Jared And Ivanka?
American Jews have a fraught relationship with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Whatever pride they feel in the Jewish couple in the White House is tempered by the fact that most of them voted against President Trump and oppose the administration’s policies. In Israel the feeling is much less complicated. “For us it is like…
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News For Neo-Nazis, Trump Quickly Falls From Hero To ‘Jewish Pawn’
Before Donald Trump began his political career, neo-Nazis and white nationalists were suspicious of the business tycoon from New York, some accusing him of associating too closely with Jews, maybe even being a “secret Jew” himself. But during the campaign he transformed, becoming an icon for white nationalists who saw him as a vehicle for…
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Fast Forward Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman Urged Trump To Keep The Dreamers Program
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman has become much closer to the president in recent days and played a critical role in Trump keeping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as the Dreamers program, which gives the children of illegal immigrants two-year green cards. Schwarzman, the CEO of Blackstone Group and longtime acquaintance of President…
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Food Mar-A-Lago Kitchen Slapped With 13 Health Code Violations
The kitchen at President Donald Trump’s “Winter White House,” Mar-a-Lago, was slapped with 13 health-code violations, according to an article in Wednesday’s Miami Herald. The exclusive Palm Beach country club, whose members — many of whom are Jewish — pay an initiation fee of $200,000, was given a citation on January 26, 2017 by the…
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Fast Forward Jake Tapper Says More Willing To Burn Bridges In Trump Era
Jake Tapper has never been afraid of a tough interview. But the CNN politics anchor says that since the election he’s gone one step further, developing the spine to ask hard questions even if it means a guest won’t come back on his program. “One of the things that I have found myself more willing…
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