Tag: American Jewry
Biden is risking the Jewish vote
On April 7, 1992, then-Senator Joe Biden criticized those who interfered in Israel’s affairs.
He declared: “The absurd notion that publicly vilifying Israel will somehow change its policy; who in the hell do we think...
Pew finds its highest rate of belief that role of religion is waning in...
An overwhelming majority of American adults think that the role of religion is contracting in public life, and a majority of the 80% who believe that are unhappy about the decline, according to new...
Jews who experience antisemitism give to charity at higher levels
Data published in a new report, “American Jewish Philanthropy 2022: Giving to Religious and Secular Causes in the U.S. and to Israel,” shows multiple trends impacting Jewish families’ gifts to nonprofit groups. One of them—experiences with...
Is Biden worrying about losing the wrong voters?
Maybe President Joe Biden and his White House handlers are looking at their re-election problems through the wrong end of the telescope. Their top priority these days is doing something about their problems with...
Can Super Bowl ads reduce antisemitism and increase pro-Israeli sentiment?
Apparently, the answer is yes.
Israel has had a brand problem, with the facts and odds stacked against them. This was made all the more clear with the start of the war against the Hamas...
American Jews and Israelis at the crossroads
For 70 years, from 1948 to 2018, American Jews experienced a period of political access, social influence and winnable outcomes. This period has been described as “the greening of the American Jewish experience.”
Since 2018 we have...
What was the purpose of the ‘March for Israel’?
In 2019, I approached a top-ranking American Jewish leader to ask him about planning a massive rally in Washington, D.C., to address the rising antisemitism in America and around the world. Having spent many...
Orthodox Jews go Republican
Contrary to Joe Biden’s claim, you can be black and vote Republican. You can also be Jewish, Hispanic or Asian.
In anticipation of the 2024 presidential election, it’s important to keep this in mind regarding...
New report: Antisemitic crimes rose 28% in 21 US cities in 2022
Research from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) reveals an increase in the number of hate crimes against Jews (up 28%) and other minority groups in...
Shopping for shofars, finding something larger
The last neighborhood Judaica store in Manhattan is ready for the High Holidays.
Long, twisted Kudu shofars—made from the horns of the African antelope—hang dramatically from the ceiling. But small rams’ horns are still the...