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Forward 50 2018 Karlie Kloss
A Model Jewish Activist Whether she wants it or not, supermodel, entrepreneur, activist and coder Karlie Kloss has our blessing. This brand new addition to the tribe converted to Judaism before marrying her partner of six years, Joshua Kushner (you may be familiar with his elder brother, Jared). Kloss, a 26-year-old St. Louis native, rocketed…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Gets Mexico’s Order Of The Aztec Eagle
The Mexican government said Tuesday that it will award Jared Kushner with the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest honor the country gives to foreigners, “for his significant contributions in achieving the renegotiation of the new (trade) agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada,” AP reported. Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser,…
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Fast Forward Kushner Learns Brazil Will Move Embassy To Jerusalem From President-Elect’s Son
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — The son of Brazil’s president-elect has confirmed to the U.S. president’s Jewish son-in-law that his country’s embassy will move to Jerusalem. “The question should not be whether we will do it, but when we will do it,” Brazilian congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro told Jared Kushner during a meeting in Washington on…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Pleaded To Increase Saudi Arms Deal To $110 Billion
President Trump’s refusal to condemn Saudi Arabia for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi comes from a $110 billion arms deal that was expanded by his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, ABC News reported. Choosing to add an arms exchange to the already hefty figure was Kushner’s idea of cementing the new alliance between…
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Community Stop Stripping Female Jewish Converts Like Ivanka Of Their Agency
In a New York Times article this weekend, Amy Chozick and Hannah Seligson wondered, “Are Jared and Ivanka Good for the Jews?” There’s plenty there to dissect, but what caught my eye was how they described Ivanka Trump, “who converted to Judaism to marry Mr. Kushner.” This is typical of how the media describes women…
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Fast Forward Ivanka: I Didn’t Know You Couldn’t Use Personal Email For Official Business
(JTA) — Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails on government business, using a personal account, the Washington Post reported. Trump, who serves as an unpaid White House senior advisor, sent the emails to White House aides, Cabinet officials and her assistants, many of them in violation of federal records rules, the newspaper reported on Monday…
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The Schmooze Mark Zuckerberg And Sheryl Sandberg, We’re Revoking Your Mensch Cards
Well, well, well, well, well, well, well. Here at the Schmooze, the Forward’s pop culture desk, we’ve been pretty relentless in our criticism of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. But damn! Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, whose clean-cut looks and professed Jewish and American values have always endeared them to us just as Javanka’s have…
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Fast Forward Trump Endorses Prison Reform In Big Win For Jared Kushner
Donald Trump has endorsed prison reform legislation, something Jared Kushner has been working on for the better part of a year. Trump is hailing the prison reform bill as a major piece of bipartisan legislation. “This group reached a bipartisan agreement — did I hear the word bipartisan? Did I hear that word?” Trump told…
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