Amid budget cuts, Congress boosts funding for antisemitism envoy
The office, run by Deborah Lipstadt, has seen its budget nearly quadruple from $500,000 to $1.75 million since 2020
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Fast Forward Ted Deutch left Congress to head a Jewish organization. Can he find the ‘nuance’ that he seeks?
'We do not have the luxury of picking and choosing which antisemites we’d like to focus on,' Deutch said
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News Ted Deutch retires from Congress to ‘fight for the Jewish people’ as head of the American Jewish Committee
Congressman Ted Deutch, a prominent Jewish Democrat from South Florida, announced his retirement Monday and that he will be the next chief executive of the American Jewish Committee, the oldest Jewish advocacy group in the U.S. He will replace David Harris, the organization’s CEO since 1990. Deutch, who is in his sixth term in the…
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Fast Forward Here’s What Jewish Leaders Said About Trump And Omar’s Dual Loyalty Comments
Updated August 22 President Trump’s remarks from the Oval Office on Tuesday, in which he claimed that Jews who voted for Democrats showed “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty,” were condemned by a variety of Jewish figures and organizations. But in some cases, their initial reactions were different from their responses after…
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Fast Forward Four House Democrats Known For AIPAC Ties Warn Israel Not To Annex West Bank
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Four Jewish Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives known for their ties to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee warned Israel not to annex West Bank territory, days after Benjamin Netanyahu’s election-eve pledge to do just that. The statement by Reps. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., Ted Deutch, D-Fla. and…
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Fast Forward Jewish Florida Congressman Cosponsors Assault Rifle Ban Bill
Two Jewish Democratic lawmakers introduced Monday legislation calling for the ban of assault riffles following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Ted Deutch, whose Florida congressional district includes Parkland, and David Cicilline from Rhode Island, would outlaw the import, sale, manufacturing, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons, thus renewing…
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Breaking News Congressman’s Kids Bake Hamantaschen To Fight Gun Violence
(JTA) — The college-aged kids of a Jewish congressman from Florida are raising money to end gun violence by selling hamantaschen. Gabby, Serena and Cole Deutch launched the Bake Action Against Gun Violence initiative on Sunday. Their father is Rep. Ted Deutch, a Florida Democrat who represents the district where 17 people were killed last week in…
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News Donald Trump’s Jerusalem Move Forces Democrats To Walk A Narrow Line
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Democrat Ted Deutch have usually very little in common. But President Trump’s announcement of recognition in Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, brought about a rare moment of bipartisanship. Ros-Lehtinen and Deutch, both Floridians and known as strong supporters of Israel in congress, issued a joint statement welcoming Trump’s move. “Today’s decision does…
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