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Opinion Bernie Sanders says he’s proud to be Jewish. Will Jewish voters care?
“I am very proud of being Jewish and that is an essential part of who I am as a human being,” Vermont Senator and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders says in a new campaign ad he tweeted this weekend on the subject of his Jewishness. It signaled the latest evidence of a marked change from 2016,…
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Opinion A fight over Jewish identity is going to determine America’s future
Two Jews, one Oval Office: The plot is wild, too weird for even Roth or Bellow. And yet, as the Democratic primary revs into chaotic high gear, polling is increasingly presenting American Democrats with two septuagenarian Jews, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, facing off for the right to…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders releases new ‘Proud To Be Jewish’ video
(JTA) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has released a new campaign video in which he says he is “very proud to be Jewish” and that he looks forward to “becoming the first Jewish president in the history of this country.” I’m very proud to be Jewish and I look forward to becoming the first…
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel political action committee takes heat for anti-Bernie Sanders ads
(JTA) — A political action committee that is running ads against Bernie Sanders is taking heat from J Street and an online news website that backs Democratic Party progressives. The Democratic Majority for Israel, a year-old group, ran a six-figure ad campaign in Iowa last month that questioned Sanders’ health and his ability to defeat…
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Fast Forward Campaigns begin Jewish outreach in California as primary draws near
Representatives of five Democratic presidential candidates will speak tonight at a Los Angeles-area synagogue as the campaigns begin outreach to Jewish voters ahead of the California Democratic primary. The event at Valley Beth Shalom synagogue in Encino, organized by a collection of Democratic Jewish groups, will feature surrogates for the campaigns of former Vice President…
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News I got to ask Sanders about being Jewish on CNN, but that won’t decide my vote.
What does it mean to be Jewish? For me, it is the lens through which I view the world. My responsibility is to tikkun olam (repairing the world) whether by feeding the hungry or welcoming immigrants or fighting for justice. Senator Bernie Sanders has spoken of his Jewish heritage while acknowledging he does not actively…
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Fast Forward Jews soften on Sanders after his New Hampshire town hall Holocaust remarks
Sen. Bernie Sanders was asked at a town hall in New Hampshire on Thursday about how his Jewish heritage impacts his politics and worldview, and responded with his memories of being shocked by the lessons of the Holocaust, particularly after meeting survivors in his Brooklyn neighborhood growing up. “That is why I will do everything…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders: Being Jewish is one of top things that shaped my worldview
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Bernie Sanders said that his Jewishness is one of the two main factors that shaped his outlook. The Vermont senator, appearing on a CNN town hall for Democratic presidential candidates broadcast Thursday from New Hampshire, was asked by a local woman about his Jewish identity. “It impacts me very profoundly,” he said….
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