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Fast Forward The Jewish guide to Kamala Harris’ CNN interview
The Democratic presidential candidate’s first interview since cinching the nomination will be conducted by a Jewish journalist, Dana Bash, CNN’s chief political correspondent
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Fast Forward Harris spoke more extensively about war in Gaza at DNC than Trump did at RNC
Republican candidates did not use the worlds "Gaza," "Hamas" or "Palestinians" during their acceptance speeches
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Culture What Jews and Bill Clinton talk about when they talk about ‘class’
At the DNC, there's been a lot of talk about having 'class' and being part of the 'middle class' — let's not forget to talk about the poor
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Fast Forward Tim Walz’s surprise visit to Minnesota delegation breakfast encourages Dems, Jewish members
'He is considered a member of the Jewish community, the way he understands how we look at the world, the way he empathizes with it,' said a lawyer for the state party
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News Is Tim Walz Jewish? No, but his Lutheran values are
In his home state, Jews call him the “Minnesota Mensch”
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Opinion I teach Holocaust studies, like Tim Walz. Here’s what we can learn from his approach
The vice presidential candidate’s master’s thesis, asking whether the lessons of the Holocaust are universal or particular, raised questions that are familiar to educators today, writes a Chicago-area high school teacher
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News The ‘Gestapo Game’ at the high school where Tim Walz worked was part of a trend Holocaust educators now reject
“Trying to simulate the conditions that victims of the Holocaust experienced was absurd,” Walz wrote in his thesis
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Fast Forward Jewish Democrats tout Harris-Walz commitment to Israel, fighting antisemitism ahead of convention
A new ad campaign aims to temper criticism over internal party politics on Israel and antisemitism on the left
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Fast Forward Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy when would-be assassin took aim, said they became friends over a ham sandwich
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