Tag: American Jewry
Trump campaign launches new outreach initiative to American Jewish voters
The re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump launched a new initiative on Wednesday to target Jewish voters ahead of the Nov. 3 elections.
The board of the “Jewish Voices for Trump” coalition will be...
What do U.S. Jews really think about annexation?
What, exactly do American Jews think about the possibility of reuniting small parts of Judea and Samaria with the rest of Israel?
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, former president of the Union for Reform Judaism, says he...
Trump declares May ‘Jewish American Heritage Month’
U.S. President Donald Trump declared May “Jewish American Heritage Month,” marking the 14th year of the celebration of Jewish Americans.
“In 1654, the first Jewish settlers arrived in New Amsterdam, present day New York City,...
Trump’s vision for Israel and how far the Jewish people have come
I sat in awe in the august East Room of the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump stood alongside Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and unveiled the “Peace to Prosperity” vision for Israel...
The real implications of impeachment for American Jews
Whether you support or oppose the effort to impeach and remove President Donald Trump from office, there’s little doubt that this historic battle is now dominating the American political landscape in a way so...
The IAC is transforming the status of Israeli Americans
More than 4,000 Israelis living in the United States attended the sixth annual Israeli-American Council National Summit over the weekend at the Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Fla. In his address to the group near...
Fear itself isn’t the only thing American Jews have to fear
With impeccable timing, a new American Jewish Committee survey came out only days before the one-year anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. The memorials for the single bloodiest day in American Jewish history echoed with renewed...
New survey finds widespread concern over anti-Semitism among American Jews
A vast majority of American Jews consider anti-Semitism to be a major problem facing the community amid widespread fear that it is increasing.
According to a new survey by the American Jewish Committee, nearly nine...
While Jewish groups rebuke Trump’s ‘disloyalty’ remark, others question Democratic silence on Omar, Tlaib
Jewish and pro-Israel groups largely condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt on Wednesday to clarify his comments from the previous day, which insinuated that Jews who vote for a Democrat either have a “total lack of knowledge or...
Jewish anti-ICE protesters injured after truck, pepper spray used on crowd
Several Jewish protesters were injured on Wednesday evening when a pickup truck drove into their demonstration outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Rhode Island.
The majority of the injuries, however,...