This is the Forward’s coverage of U.S. president Donald Trump and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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Fast Forward Chicago Jews for Trump Hold Forth in Deep Blue Illinois — Softly
Even in a normal election year, the Windy City is a tough town for a Republican. But in 2016 it’s even harder to be a Donald Trump supporter. This is, after all, President Barack Obama’s hometown. It’s also a Democratic stronghold built up by two Mayor Daley’s in an uncontested state that is reliably deep…
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News Donald Trump’s Jewish Fans Are Sticking With Their Man — Mostly
A Jewish group that has been stumping for Donald Trump is doubling down on its support for the Republican candidate — despite the fallout that Trump is seeing from within his own party. Jews Choose Trump, which was launched in July to address what it sees as a hostile environment towards Republican candidate Donald Trump,…
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Israel News Yehuda Glick, Temple Provocateur and Knesset Member, Renounces Trump
After the Friday night release of an audio tape in which Donald Trump bragged about committing sexual assault, Republican leaders abandoned their presidential nominee in droves. That trend extended across the ocean, with Yehuda Glick, a former American citizen and Likud member of the Knesset, renouncing his support for the party’s standard bearer. “Mr. Trump,…
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News 5 Reasons White Supremacists Love Donald Trump
This week the Anti-Defamation League officially listed Pepe the frog to its list of “hate symbols” — just weeks after Donald Trump’s son posted a photoshopped image of his father standing beside the now-officially Jew-hating amphibian. Trump’s links to anti-Semitic groups will surprise no one who has been following the rise of the Republican presidential…
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The Schmooze Howard Stern Feels Trumped Up By First Debate
Howard Stern never expected he’d figure into an American presidential race. The talk-show host told BuzzFeed News that it felt surreal when he got name-checked at Monday night’s debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, as the candidates disputed Trump’s opposition to the Iraq War. “Now I can check that off on my bucket list,”…
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News Yeshiva U. Students Back Donald Trump in Poll — Women Even More Than Men
Donald Trump has struggled with low poll numbers among college students and among women. But a new survey from Yeshiva University’s student newspaper suggests that at least one type of student prefers Trump: Orthodox Jews, and particularly Orthodox Jewish women. According to a survey of 300 Yeshiva University students published September 18 by student paper…
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News Donald Trump Jr. Emerges as ‘Alt-Right’ Hero Even as Dad Tones Down Rhetoric
Donald Trump has seemingly tried to tone down his more outrageous comments — the kind that have made him a darling of the neo-white supremacists who call themselves the “alt-right” But at the same time, Donald Trump Jr. has stepped up to the plate, directly appealing to the fringe right online and in interviews. One…
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News Trump’s Trolls Ambush ‘Jew York Attorney General’ Eric Schneiderman Over Probe
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is bering trolled by anti-Semitic Donald Trump supporters — again. Schneiderman, a Democrat, has found himself on the receiving end of anti-Semitic social media attacks following the announcement that his office is now investigating the Donald J. Trump Foundation, the New York Daily News reported. Eric Schneiderman is just another…
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