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Fast Forward Trump orders ‘Garden of American Heroes,’ includes Hannah Arendt and Barry Goldwater
In one of his last acts in the oval office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the creation of a statue garden depicting notable Americans, which he dubbed a “National Garden of American Heroes.” “Across this Nation, belief in the greatness and goodness of America has come under attack in recent months…
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Community I’m an Orthodox Trump critic — and I won’t let him rip my community apart
In 2016, a shoe shopping expedition with my mother turned political. A pair of navy shoes from the clearance aisle called my name. My mother, a card-carrying liberal and an Orthodox woman, balked. The reason for her disdain? These were Ivanka Trump shoes, with the name of The Donald’s favorite child clearly labeled on the…
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Fast Forward Dr. Harold Bornstein, Trump’s eccentric Jewish doctor, dead at 73
Dr. Harold Bornstein, the Jewish doctor who cared for President Trump and his family has died. Bornstein rocketed to fame during Trump’s election campaign for signing a letter which claimed “unequivocally” that despite being the oldest president in American history, Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” In addition to being…
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Opinion ‘No more violence:’ Jewish activists react to Trump’s last-minute execution spree
On the first night of Hanukkah, Terry Fear was protesting outside the federal death chamber in Terre Haute, Ind., during the execution of Brandon Bernard. The flickering candles of her hanukkiah provided light for her vigil. Last year, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of Justice (DOJ) killed 10 people, ending the federal…
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Fast Forward Elissa Slotkin, the last Jewish Democratic holdout, joins calls to impeach Trump
(JTA) — Rep. Elissa Slotkin, the Jewish Democratic moderate from Michigan whose role was critical in impeaching President Donald Trump in 2019, is in favor of impeaching him a second time. Slotkin was among the last Democrats to sign on to this week’s impeachment effort, and the last of the 25 Jewish Democrats to do…
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News Some top Republican Jewish donors say Trump must fully exit stage to rebuild party
Still reeling from last week’s insurrection at the Capitol, top Jewish Republicans are showing some division over whether to break from President Donald Trump as they wait to see what level of influence he will retain once Joe Biden takes over the presidency on Jan. 20. In interviews on Monday, some high-profile donors and activists…
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Community As Jewish historians, we see only one path forward — Trump must be removed from office
As scholars of Jewish studies, we are deeply attuned to the convulsions of modern history. We are also cautious about making historical analogies that smooth over the rough crevices of the past. And yet, after witnessing Wednesday’s attempted putsch at the Capitol, it is impossible not to be reminded of the grave dangers of complicity,…
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Opinion Jewish institutions must show courage, and take a hard line on Trump’s enablers
After Wednesday’s disgraceful assault on Capitol Hill, it is clear that there must be severe consequences for those who enabled and encouraged President Donald Trump’s big lie that the 2020 presidential election, which President-elect Joe Biden won, was stolen. Certainly, those who incited and participated in the insurrection must be prosecuted. But ensuring legal accountability…
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News Adam Schiff, California’s Jewish senator-elect and Trump’s nemesis, says the US is ‘very much weakened as a democracy’
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Culture How the biggest antisemitic riot in America transformed Jewish history
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Music Promising ‘no stupid Hanukkah songs,’ The Leevees strive for a ‘two-song solution’
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