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Antisemitism Notebook The logic behind Doug Emhoff’s warning about Trump
The second gentleman acknowledged former President Donald Trump may have aligned himself with Israel and American Jews — but warned it was not a sign of true friendship
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Politics ‘There is a fire in this country’: In major speech, Emhoff warns of Trump’s threat to Jewish Americans
Doug Emhoff’s closing message in the swing state of Pennsylvania describes Trump as an ‘agent of chaos and cruelty’
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Politics Doug Emhoff: Jewish support for Trump is ‘shocking’ and ‘vexing’
Speaking to Jewish voters in Michigan, Emhoff said Trump ‘foments antisemitism everywhere he goes. He does not care about us’
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Politics Why Doug Emhoff shared his bar mitzvah with a guy named Scott
The second gentleman has often spoken of the brown velour suit he wore that day. But a photo has never surfaced — until now
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Culture Why Jews see pomegranates as symbols of both love and war
The pomegranate tree planted by Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff has conflicting meanings
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Looking Forward Why won’t Kamala Harris talk about her brisket?
Doug Emhoff praised his wife's "mean brisket" at the DNC. I investigated.
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Culture Why ‘schlub’ seems to be the word of the year
In an election year, a Yiddish word teaches us how to separate the competent from the incompetent
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