Posts Tagged: Trump and Jews
‘Refua Shlema’: Israeli Leaders, US Jewish Groups Wish Trump Well After COVID-19 Diagnosis
Israeli leaders were quick to express well-wishes on Friday to US President Donald Trump after it was announced that he and his wife Melania had...
Demand Soars for Jewish Museum’s ‘Yo Semite’ T-Shirt After Trump Verbal Gaffe
Demand is soaring for a t-shirt reading "Yo Semite" sold by the National Museum of American Jewish History after a verbal gaffe by US President...
Estranged Niece Accuses Trump Family of ‘Knee-Jerk Antisemitism’
Mary Trump -- the estranged niece of US President Donald Trump whose book, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most...
Trump Praises ‘Spirit and Resiliency’ of Jews, at Start of Jewish American Heritage Month
US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Wednesday ahead of the start of Jewish American Heritage Month. Trump stated, “In 1654, the first Jewish settlers...
In Hanukkah Greeting, Trump Says He Will ‘Continue to Stand With the Jewish People’
US President Donald Trump issued a Hanukkah greeting on Sunday, as the Jewish winter holiday got underway. “Melania and I send our warmest wishes to Jewish...
Trump to Sign Order Targeting Antisemitism on College Campuses
US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Wednesday threatening to cut federal assistance to colleges that fail to combat antisemitism, a...
Ellie Cohanim Chosen to Serve as US State Department’s Deputy Antisemitism Envoy
Ellie Cohanim has been chosen to serve as the US State Department's deputy special envoy for monitoring and combating anti-Semitism. The pick was made public by...
Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 US Voters Disapprove of Trump’s Jewish ‘Disloyalty’ Comment
A majority of American voters rejected President Donald Trump’s comment last week that US Jews who supported Democrats were either ignorant or disloyal, according to...
Israel Holds Back on Trump’s Democrat Jews ‘Disloyalty’ Remark
Israeli officials on Wednesday offered a muted response to remarks by US President Donald Trump who said American Jews who vote for the Democratic Party...
Pompeo: US ‘Determined to Push Back’ Against Antisemitism Worldwide
The US government is committed to the fight against global antisemitism, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday. In a podcast interview with conservative political...
Wounded Poway Rabbi at White House: I Will Teach Others to Be ‘Mighty and Tall’
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein -- who was wounded in last Saturday’s deadly shooting attack at synagogue near San Diego -- spoke on Thursday at a National...
Rabbi Wounded in Deadly California Synagogue Attack Recalls ‘Comforting’ Condolence Call From Trump
US President Donald Trump talked by phone on Sunday with Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who was wounded the previous day in a deadly shooting attack at...
Gallup Data: 52% of US Jews Identify as Democrats, 16% as Republicans
More than half of US Jews identified as Democrats in 2018, while fewer than one in five said they were Republicans, according to combined Gallup...
Trump Vows ‘Never Again,’ as He Reiterates Commitment to Fighting Antisemitism
In remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, on Thursday, US President Donald Trump reiterated his administration’s commitment to fighting antisemitism. Referring to his...
