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36 Jews Who Have Shaped the Election

Saturday October 18, 2008

Categories: Judaism, News, Politics
Popping up under the headline, Members of the Tribe, this article offers a bi-partisan list of Jews who have influenced the presidential election. But it begs the question, is this what we mean by Jewish influence? Or is this just...
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Jeffrey Cahn
October 21, 2008 10:17 AM

The Lamed Vuv of 2008 presidential politics? Was the choice of "36" a numerical accident based on the major influences test, or intended to have deeper and more Tribal meaning? Looks like there were others named in the article that might have been included, despite their stated "minor" roles. Were they de-listed to keep the magic number, or because their contributions were really too minor to warrant inclusion in the list?

Ruth Schwartz
October 21, 2008 10:52 AM

What bothers me the most is that people are more concerned about the color of a persons skin,(Negro, African American,)than what they are going to do for the country if they become President on November 4, 2008, and never hear about whether a person is Jewish or not. And it really shouldn't matter. There are many Jewish people that are voting. Of course we will never know if they voted Republican (McCain-Polin) Democrat (Obama-Biden). And of course you don't know if they are registered as either Republican or Democrat and how they actually decided to vote. And of course you don't know if they are Jewish,Catholic, Protestant, Episcopalian and of course it should not matter, as long as they VOTE IN 2008.
Thanks for listening. RBS.

Sara Stein
October 21, 2008 11:30 AM

What bothers me more than anything else about liberal Jews is that they will STILL vote for Obama, either ignoring or truthfully, quite ignorant (which is scary since most Jews are pretty well informed politically-but in this election-it seems liberal Jews have left their brains somewhere else!

What part do liberal Jews not understand that that Obama has received millions from the arab/muslim communities and he is no friend to Israel, Just the opposite as a matter of fact! He has many on his staff that are anti-semitic, General McPeak for one (by the way-that general was asked to step down by the pentagon as he was an embarresment along with General Wesley Clark (another hidden anti-semite who nearly caused WWIII with his blatant disregard for Bosnia.

It seems that liberal Jews never learn their own history to their everlasting disgrace and they may (G-d forbid) the destruction of us all!!!

David Altschul
October 21, 2008 12:18 PM

Mr. Obama won his first political contest --- a primary for the State Senate -- by paying a consultant to invalidate the petition signatures of the incumbent and of all other opponenets on the ballot. After the Arab-American Action Network (producers of an oral history of the "nakba" ["Catastrophe" the word anti-Jewish Arabs use to describe the 1948 founding of Israel]) held an Obama fundraiser in 2000, Obama returned the favor by garnting them thousands of dollars from the nonprofit he helped Bill Ayers to run. There's also the small matter of 20 years supporting a church whose mission statement supported a book claiming that whites had to hate their whitness before this country would know peace.For flaks like spinmeister David Axelrod to promote this sort of individual is, to use the words of my FDR-loving grandma of blessed memory, a shandeh fur de goyim.

Sharon
October 22, 2008 4:00 AM

36 Jews Who Have Shaped the Election? - Who were they?

Barrie Cyrus
October 22, 2008 4:15 AM

Please, Sara Stein and David Altschul, before making the negative comments you have made about Obama you should have done thorough investigations including asking for an audience with Obama or his white grandmother to verify your information.

After WWII an African-American by the name of Ralph Bunche [from Chicago] who was then a UN Under Secretary-General successfully negotiated the creation of the state of Israel. Even today, there is not a street, Blvd, lane, road, avenue, or even a restroom in the whole of Israel named after that great man and Nobel Laureate. And yet not a single blackman has made that omission/lack of appreciation an issue with the Jews. San Franscisico has been considering naming the Sewage Plant in that city after George W Bush in spite of his eight years of disastrous presidency!

In summary, please do not poison the minds of other people against Obama when he has publically stated that if elected president of USA he will support, and do everything possible to ensure the security of, Israel.

MARTHA
October 22, 2008 4:57 AM

Sara Stein/ david Altschul I don't agree with both. Long time ago I know the Jewish people here in USA, also in SouthAmerica. Believe me I love the jews people. But when I read your expression about the Future President: USA with negative things, about Senator Obama. Maybe you are no open mind. Ya let pass Al Gore as President,but God is great he won: Nobel, John Kerry.
I ask the both: What do you want for the future generation?. I don't belong any political party. I don't close my eyes. I know Mr Obama have a lot wonderful ideas. I hope If he is Elect as President USA the others let the work to Obama
Forget the discrimination, segregation, He has race mix. For me, more important is the personality, education, class the superation etc.
You can't talk to negative about the liberal Jews, because they have more open mind, or perhaps have better vision for this century.

Chava Barbara
October 22, 2008 2:59 PM

My grandmother was a full Jewess and ergo , me. I am a light skinned currly haired Black woman that beleivess in the State of Israel , have visited there and donated momey, but I find David Atschul 's commet sad and frightening.

We are the same , Blacks and Jews. Remember that John McCain and Sarah Palin would have us go back to the days of Kristlkniack (broken glass) . excuse the spelling. You get the point.

I nhave been really hurt and dispointed with the Jews in my life . I have Muslim friends that that treat me better than my people in Tennessee . Hashem , Allah, G-d made us all. But in the meantime make sure all facts are correct.
Shalom Aleichum,
Chava

Alan Abbey
October 30, 2008 5:18 AM
http://www.hartman.org.il/Opinion_C_View_Eng.asp?Article_Id=207

Read an article by one of the 36 on the website of Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem, Israel, a pioneering center for research, philosophy, interfaith study and pluralistic Judaism.

Aviella Bara
November 2, 2008 8:32 AM

I still don't get it. Who are the 36 Jews that made a difference in our election process? Forget your hate mongering. Get to the point. I am voting for Obama.

Avi

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