Wow! I didn’t think that anyone was becoming a Republican anymore, I thought everyone opposed the war and I was part of a dying breed, one of only a handful left in the Republican party. And I thought that everyone was becoming a Democrat so that they could be part of the Obamanation 
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) announced today the launch of its new national advertising campaign.
The series of ads entitled “I Used to Be a Democrat” tell the true-life, political journeys of former Jewish Democrats. While the circumstances may vary, one common theme persists among them: Each is now a Jewish Republican.
In one ad, Glenn M. Taubman of Annandale, Va says: “I don’t agree with the Republicans on every issue, but the Democratic Party just doesn’t represent me anymore.” In another, Stephen Rosenbach of Arnold, Md says: “I couldn’t stay in the party dominated by the far left who won’t stand up to the threat posed by Iran, Syria and growing radical Islamic extremism.” The ads also encourage other former Jewish Democrats to share their political journeys with the RJC.
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posted February 16, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Unfortunately, this movement feeds into a stereotype.
This blurb on Black-Jewish Relations in America shows the tension to be recent – in our lifetimes – and offers hope for resolution.
posted February 17, 2008 at 12:31 am
As always, fear of the “other” continues to sell and create converts. The shock would be if those who so faithfully believe discovered the truth that it is God or Country, not God and Country.
Most members of the GOP still blame the Jews for killing Jesus. That ought to be on the agenda of the next right-wing fundraiser but the “big tent” will be only too happy to take their money and votes, all the time hoping that the Jews will soon see the error of their ways and fall upon their knees and worship Jesus. Oddly enough, the Democrats are willing to let the Jews be Jews. These “security Jews” will rediscover that fact soon enough I suspect since the GOP currently has little to offer those who they can’t call Brothers in Christ…
posted July 7, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Hey, what do you know! Michele, I’m one of the guys you mentioned who allowed the RJC to use their stories
I came to this country in 1951 as a one-year old; my family and I were Displaced Persons, war refugees. But once we settled here, we were no longer “Displaced”; rather, thanks to the opportunities and generosity of this great nation, we became proud and grateful naturalized Americans.
As opposed to being a “convert” as one of the commenters above calls it, I consider myself to be a “Displaced Democrat.” That is, the leadership of my party made it impossible for me to remain – they forced me to “immigrate,” as it were, and seek refuge elsewhere.
The comments are sad – they just don’t get it. My decision had nothing to do with Black-Jewish relations or “fear of the ‘other’”. Give me a break! These commenters are exhibiting the very type of *illiberal*, stereotypical thinking that is all to common among the Democratic leadership and the left in general.
My problems with the Dems started in the early 1980′s, during the leadership’s push for unilateral disarmament. “What are they smoking!?…” I wondered. This is Brheznev and his Evil Empire we are up against. Thank G-d they didn’t prevail.
That was the beginning of a long and slow process of re-evaluating my values and beliefs. 9-11 accellerated it, but did not cause it. And so finally, one day in 2007, I called the RJC and asked, “what can I do to help?”
My first introduction to politics was the 1960 Democratic National Convention. I remember how excited I was, even as a 10-year-old, about the new nominee, John F. Kennedy. Were President Kennedy to return from the dead, I can’t imagine he would recognize the party of Pelosi, Reid, and, sadly, his brother Teddy, as his own.
>>Most members of the GOP still blame the Jews for killing Jesus.