Celebrating Dems Senate victory, Schumer praises New Yorkers’ affinity for Yiddish
Schumer said in a speech that his recent Yiddish campaign ad helped his reelection effort in upstate New York
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Fast Forward Jewish Democratic group steps up spending in Georgia runoff
The Jewish Democratic Council of America will have spent a quarter-million dollars to sway Jewish voters in the contest between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker
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Fast Forward Democratic pro-Israel group aims to sway Jewish voters in Georgia runoff
The Democratic Majority for Israel PAC is buying ads highlighting incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock’s support for Israel
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The balance of power in the U.S. Senate hangs on the outcome of a number of battleground states
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Fast Forward Move to make daylight saving time permanent stalls in Congress, easing worries of Orthodox Jews
The Sunshine Protection Act would result in later sunrises and sunsets, and make morning prayers difficult for many observant Jews
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Fast Forward Leora Levy, endorsed by Trump, wins Republican Senate primary in Connecticut
A first-time candidate, Levy was born in Cuba to a Jewish Lithuanian family
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Fast Forward Steven Dettelbach, nominee for ATF chief, highlights his Judaism at Senate hearing
Dettelbach vowed to stay above the political fray and focus on combating hate crime as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Opinion We desperately need an antisemitism monitor. Republicans must stop obstructing Lipstadt’s confirmation
Nearly 200 days after President Biden announced that he intended to nominate Dr. Deborah Lipstadt to serve as U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, she finally had a confirmation hearing before the Senate. The Feb. 8 hearing came months after leading Jewish organizations called on the Senate to consider this critical nomination and…
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Haart to Haart
Virtual
Dec 7, 2022
7 pm ET ·
A conversation with Julia Haart and her son Shlomo, stars of Netflix's 'My Unorthodox Life,' about the new season and much more.