Eric Greitens was once a rising Jewish star in the Republican Party. Now he is fighting for his political survival — and his freedom — after being accused of sex assault by an ex-mistress in a damning April 2018 report by the state’s GOP-controlled legislature. On the weekend before his January 9 swearing-in ceremony, Eric…
After narrowly losing a Senate race in deep-red Missouri, Jewish politician Jason Kander is heading back to the ballot box, this time as the head of a new group protecting voting rights. The organization, Let America Vote, will fight so-called “voter identification laws,” passed in red states to fight the almost non-existent problem of voter…
Since the November election, there’s been a lot of talk among journalists about the way our profession overlooked and misunderstood populist, pro-Trump America. It’s a challenge for us at the Forward, as well. That is why we are launching “Red State Jews.” Our aim is to use all the platforms of the Forward — news,…
In 1949 my father first began to play Santa Claus for the kindergarten class at Mason School in St. Louis. My dad, Paul Blumenthal, owned a nearby neighborhood pharmacy, Paul’s Drug Store, and he soon became well-known in South St. Louis for his animated Santa portrayals. Perhaps part of the allure was the fact that…
Does Jewish Democrat Jason Kander have presidential aspirations? The Missouri Secretary of State who recently lost his Senate bid to incumbent Republican Roy Blunt, is heading to Iowa later this month, the Kansas City Star reported. And making a trip to Iowa usually means only one thing – someone has his hopes set on a…
(JTA) — Eric Greitens, a former Navy SEAL whose seven military awards include the Bronze Star, has become the first Jewish governor of Missouri. Greitens, 42, a Republican, also is a former Rhodes scholar and the founder of The Mission Continues, a nonprofit that helps veterans integrate themselves back into their communities through volunteer work….
Democrats and Republicans are locked in a tight contest for control of the Senate, one that might be decided in Missouri. That’s where Jewish Democrat Jason Kander is within shouting distance of unseating Republican incumbent Roy Blunt. Kander, a former Afghanistan combat vet, is running as a fresh-faced moderate with a new approach to leadership….
The United States Senate has lots of outsized Jewish personalities, from Al Franken to Chuck Schumer to Bernie Sanders. If the polls in Missouri’s Senate race keep narrowing, their ranks might grow next January with the addition of Jason Kander, the young Democratic challenger who’s running close to Republican incumbent Roy Blunt. The Real Clear…
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