If I told you 50 or even five years ago that Georgia’s two Senate seats would be held by a Jew and a Black man, you might have thought I was pitching a science fiction novel. And if I would have told you at the start of last week that the President would incite a…
This wasn’t Jon Ossoff’s first race. If his name sounded familiar last year, when he challenged Republican incumbent Sen. David Perdue before heading into Nov. 5’s closely watched Georgia runoff, there’s a reason. In 2017, Ossoff ran to represent Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District. He then achieved the curious distinction of being one of the first…
(JTA) — Tuesday’s two runoff elections in Georgia won’t just decide control of the U.S. Senate. They’ll also be significant symbolic wins for one or both of the polarized sides of the American Jewish community. Thanks to several dramatic developments, including an infamous campaign ad, a year-old letter about a trip to Israel and a…
Criticizing Israel has, for a long time, been tantamount to treason to the Jewish far-right. Georgia Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock took heat in the media this week for his pro-Israel record, which has included criticism of the country’s treatment of Palestinians. So did his fellow Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish. Both men,…
Jon Ossoff, the Jewish Democrat trying to oust one of two United States Senators in Georgia’s runoff elections on Tuesday, doubled down on his accusations that Sen. Kelly Loeffler is dangerously racist during a CNN appearance on Sunday. Though Ossoff is technically running against Sen. David Perdue, while the Rev, Raphael Warnock is challenging Loeffler,…
Georgia’s twin Senate runoff elections on Tuesday have drawn intense national attention, as they will determine which party controls the Upper House. They also have several significant Jewish storylines. The Democratic challengers, Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, each raised more than $100 million between mid-October and mid-December, compared to $68 million and $64…
Sarah Dowling and Justin Meszler may not be old enough to vote, but they’re making an impact in the upcoming Georgia Senate runoff election. “Everyone deserves to have their voice represented in government,” Dowling said. Dowling and Meszler, both 16, are youth volunteers and organizers for “Every Voice, Every Vote,” the Reform movement’s national, non-partisan…
The White House responded to President-elect Joe Biden’s trip to Georgia to campaign for Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock with a headliner of their own. The president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, arrived in the state on Monday, where she spoke at a rally for Republican incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue ahead…
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