Elections
City Council President Brandon M. Scott Appears on ‘The Upside’
Baltimore City Council President Brandon M. Scott has a message for the Jewish community living throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area. “Step up,” said Scott, who won the city’s Democratic mayoral primary in June, while appearing on the July 28...
Sen. Bobby Zirkin to Resign after Two Decades in the General Assembly
A veteran of state politics and the local Jewish community, Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin (D-11th) announced he will resign from office next month. The highest-ranking Jewish member of the State Senate, Zirkin, who has served as chairman of the high-profile Senate...
Jessica Klaitman Runs for Maryland House of Delegates Seat
The 2018 midterm elections witnessed record numbers of women running for elected office at every level of government. However, women still comprise less than 30 percent of the nation’s state legislators. Jessica Klaitman hopes to increase that ratio by winning a...
Maryland Jewish Socialist Jerome Segal Running for Presidency
A Jewish socialist philosopher and political activist who met with the leader of Hamas is running for president. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Dr. Jerome M. Segal announced at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., that he will run as the nominee...
2nd Democratic Debate Has a Dramatic Moment About Race; Foreign Policy Barely Features
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The most dramatic moment in the second Democratic presidential debate was a showdown about race and generational differences between front-runner former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. In a debate that focused heavily on...
NY Times Surveys 21 Democratic Presidential Candidates on Israel’s Human Rights Record
(JTA) — The New York Times surveyed almost all of the Democratic presidential candidates on a range of issues between March and June, and released the results on June 19. One of the questions: “Do you think Israel meets international standards of human rights?” Some...
13 Democratic Candidates Delivered Videos to this Jewish Conference. The Different Messages Hint at What’s to Come.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Everyone started by praising the American Jewish Committee, naturally enough. But in their video greetings to the group’s annual policy forum here, 13 Democratic candidates proceeded to demonstrate a party grappling with what story they should tell...
American Jews Concerned About Anti-Semitism and Disapprove of Trump, Survey Finds
WASHINGTON (JTA— A survey of American Jews showed continued disapproval of President Donald Trump, with anti-Semitism high and Israel low on the priority list for Jewish voters. The survey, conducted for a liberal-leaning Jewish organization, the Jewish Electorate...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces 2020 White House Bid
(JTA) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his candidacy for president in the 2020 election, calling President Donald Trump a “bully.” De Blasio, the mayor since 2014, made the announcement early Thursday morning in a 3-minute video posted on YouTube and...Upcoming Events
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