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What Jewish Democrats hope Harris will say in her DNC acceptance speech
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Harris campaign says Trump ‘denigrates American Jews’ as war of words over Jewish voters escalates
Trump called Josh Shapiro “the highly overrated Jewish Governor” of Pennsylvania although Shapiro did not touch on his Jewish identity or Israel in his speech
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Tim Walz’s surprise visit to Minnesota delegation breakfast encourages Dems, Jewish members
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‘Uncommitted’ delegates start sit-in at DNC to demand Palestinian speak from the main stage
After stirring speech from the parents of Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the activists said the party left them with no choice
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Kamala Harris’ stepson is not Jewish, but he credits her for nurturing his Jewish father’s faith
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Josh Shapiro, Jewish governor not tapped for VP, addresses DNC
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Watch: How Israeli-American hostage family Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin brought the DNC to tears
Their son Hersh was taken hostage on Oct. 7
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American Jews have never been more divided. At the DNC, unity is back on the table
Political differences have caused rifts in our community since Oct. 7. The DNC is a reminder that our pluralism is our strength
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Some far-left groups at DNC who protest US aid to Israel also defend dictators
'Anti-imperialist' leftist groups who organized many anti-Israel protests have also denied human rights abuses around the globe
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Is Tim Walz Jewish? No, but his Lutheran values are
In his home state, Jews call him the “Minnesota Mensch”
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