2016 Presidential Elections

2016 Presidential Elections

President Trump: Lot of action, lot of controversy

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised to put “America first” in his inaugural address, pledging to prevent other countries from taking advantage of the US and to return control of the country to its people. Taking office at noon on...
2016 Presidential Elections

Hier: Shocked, but proud at invite

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By Gabrielle Birkner LOS ANGELES — Rabbi Marvin Hier has known Charles and Seryl Kushner — Jared Kushner’s parents and Donald Trump’s in-laws — for decades. The Hiers and the Kushners have gone to the same kosher for Passover resort, the...
2016 Presidential Elections

Trump’s Jewish advisers

Josefin Dolsten, JTA -
NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump’s cadre of advisers is not short on Jews. While the real estate magnate and former reality TV star may not officially appoint family members to his Cabinet because of federal anti-nepotism regulations, here’s...
2016 Presidential Elections

Trump advisers release detailed Israel plan

Ron Kampeas, JTA -
WASHINGTON — Less than a week before the presidential election, Donald Trump’s two top Israel advisers released a detailed plan that pledges assistance to Israel beyond current levels but stops short of pledging to kill the Iran nuclear deal. The 16-point...
2016 Presidential Elections

Jewish vote crucial in key states

Penny Schwartz, JTA -
BOSTON — A new study, touted as the first-ever state-by-state, county-by-county Jewish population estimate, shows how the Jewish vote could play a crucial role in key battleground states. The study, released Sept. 22 and conducted by the Steinhardt Social Research...
2016 Presidential Elections

Clinton and the Jews — threefold relationship

Ron Kampeas, JTA -
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton is a chameleon, her critics say, ready to adopt the colors of her environment: dove, hawk, social conservative, social justice warrior, friend, backstabber. Hillary Clinton is a Rorschach test, her supporters say, a projection of her...
2016 Presidential Elections

Republicans overseas seek support among Americans in Israel

Andrew Tobin, JTA -
JERUSALEM — On behalf of Donald Trump, Republicans last week launched a get-out-the-vote campaign geared to Americans living in Israel. The initiative, which began Aug. 3, has unprecedented funding and local strategic support. The effort by Republicans Overseas Israel, the...
2016 Presidential Elections

At convention, Democrats seek unity, but cracks show on Israel

Ben Sales, JTA -
PHILADELPHIA — The Democratic Party spent the first couple days of its convention projecting unity on issues from fighting racism to fair trade. But fissures were showing here on one issue that Democrats have long been united on: the Israeli-Palestinian...
2016 Presidential Elections

Trump: from anti to pro

Ben Sales, JTA -
CLEVELAND — On the day Donald Trump wrapped up the Republican primaries, Marc Zell was ready to resign his position as vice president of Republicans Overseas, the party’s expatriate group. Zell, who lives in Israel, was put off by Trump’s...
2016 Presidential Elections

Trump says he wouldn’t have removed tweet

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NEW YORK — Donald Trump kept alive a controversy over a campaign tweet featuring imagery  seen by some as anti-Semitic by saying his staff “shouldn’t have taken it down” and tweeting a picture featuring popular Disney characters, also with...
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Esther Melamed, veteran educator and immigrant, lives and teaches US history

For 32 years, Esther Melamed has been the secular studies principal at Beth Jacob High School. That’s a lot of students she has seen and guided. Melamed estimates that over the years she has taught 800 to 900 graduates; a perfect background to bolster conversations about the 250th anniversary of the US and the future of America.