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Congressional Jewish Caucus
The Congressional Jewish Caucus is an organization of members of the United States Congress who are American Jews. The caucus focused on issues affecting Jews and Israel, such as antisemitism and U.S.-Israel relations. The caucus first met and received official recognition in 2023 during the 118th United States Congress, spurred by increased antisemitism in the United States during the Gaza war. However, the caucus did not officially form until the 119th Congress in 2025. Background There were 36 Jewish members of the 116th United States Congress, which sat from 2019 to 2021, an increase from 30 during the 115th United States Congress. In the 117th United States Congress, there were 26 Jewish lawmakers in the U.S House of Representatives, all but two of them members of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. Jews were first elected to both the Senate and the House in 1845, and have continually sat in the Senate since 1949 and in the House since 1857. History In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opposition To Antisemitism
The opposition to antisemitism or prejudice against Jews, and, just like the history of antisemitism, the history of anti-antisemitism is long and multi-faceted. Strategies Omer Bartov argues that a key Zionist belief is that antisemitism cannot be meaningfully addressed in any way other than the establishment of an independent state where Jews make up the majority of the population. Yair Wallach argues that non-Bolshevik Jewish activists played an essential role in the successes of early Soviet anti-antisemitism, and he also argues that this fact proves that Jewish activists are essential to effectively combating antisemitism in 2021. In the US, a plethora of novels which opposed antisemitism was published in the 1940s, a subgenre of social protest literature. Peter Kuras, an American writer and translator writing in ''Jewish Currents'' notes that after the 2015 European migrant crisis, the German institutions have created positions for fighting antisemitism, sometimes spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Rosen
Jack Rosen (born 1949) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and activist. He is chairman of the American Jewish Congress and chairman of the American Council for World Jewry. He is the Chairman of New York real estate firm Rosen Partners LLC. Biography Rosen was born to a Jewish family in Germany in a displaced persons camp.Jack Rosen, by Aly David , www.lifestylesmagazine.com, c2007 His grandparents were killed in the . He moved with his family to the United States when he was four years old, but the family returned to Germany for several years from when he was seven. The rest of his childhood took place in The Bronx borough of New York City, where he attended [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Administration Committee
The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives, the security of the United States Capitol, and federal elections. History The Committee on House Administration was created by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, which merged the Committees on Enrolled Bills (created in 1789 as Joint Committee), Elections (created in 1794), Accounts (created in 1803), Printing (created in 1846), Disposition of Executive Papers (created in 1889), Memorials (created in 1929), and some functions of the Joint Committee on the Library (created in 1806 as a Joint Committee) into one new standing committee, the Committee on House Administration. (''See'' National Archives'Records of the House Administration Committee and Its Predecessors In 1975 its responsibilities expanded to include oversight of parking facilities and campaign contributions to House candidates. In 1979, as part of the ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Deborah Wasserman Schultz ( Wasserman; ; born September 27, 1966) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , first elected to Congress in United States House of Representatives elections, 2004, 2004. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she is a former chair of the Democratic National Committee. Wasserman Schultz served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate and was a national co-chair of Hillary Clinton's Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2008, 2008 campaign for president. Her district covers much of southern Broward County, including a large part of Fort Lauderdale. Wasserman Schultz was elected Chair of the DNC, chair of the Democratic National Committee in May 2011, replacing Tim Kaine. On July 28, 2016, she resigned from that position after WikiLeaks released 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak, leaked emails showing that she and other member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axios (website)
''Axios'' (styled ΛXIOS in the logo) is an American news website based in Arlington, Virginia. It was founded in 2016 and launched the following year by former ''Politico'' journalists Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz. The site's name is based on the (), meaning "worthy of". ''Axios'' articles are often brief to facilitate quick reading; most are shorter than 300 words and use bullet points. In addition to news articles, ''Axios'' produces daily and weekly industry-specific newsletters (including Allen's ''Axios AM'', a successor to his newsletter '' Politico Playbook'' for ''Politico''), and two daily podcasts. On September 1, 2022, Cox Enterprises completed its acquisition of ''Axios''. History VandeHei said he wanted ''Axios'' to be a "mix between ''The Economist'' and Twitter". The company initially covered a mix of business, politics, technology, health care, and media. VandeHei said ''Axios'' would focus on the "collision between tech and areas such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Israeli Judicial Reform
The 2023 Israeli judicial reform is a set of five changes to the Judiciary of Israel, judicial system and the Israeli system of government, balance of powers in Israel that were proposed in January 2023. The intent of the measures is to curb the judiciary's influence over lawmaking and public policy by limiting the Supreme Court of Israel, Supreme Court's power to exercise judicial review, granting the government control over judicial appointments and limiting the authority of its legal advisors. The effort was led by Yariv Levin (Deputy of the Prime Minister of Israel, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Justice (Israel), Minister of Justice) and Simcha Rothman (Chair of the Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee). The Supreme Court has, for several decades, assumed the right to declare Knesset legislation unconstitutional. The reform would permit the Knesset to override such a ruling by reintroducing the legislation and approving it with a majority of Knesset me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Herzog (ambassador)
Michael "Mike" Herzog (Hebrew: מיכאל (מייק) הרצוג; born July 15, 1952) is an Israeli retired military officer who was the List of ambassadors of Israel to the United States, Israeli Ambassador to the United States from November 2021 to January 2025. Biography Michael (Mike) Herzog is the son of Chaim Herzog, the sixth President of Israel. Herzog's mother is Aura Herzog. His paternal grandfather was Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, the chief rabbi of both Ireland and Israel. His uncle, Yaakov Herzog, served as Israel's ambassador to Canada. His younger brother, Isaac Herzog, is the eleventh President of Israel. Herzog is married to Shirin Herzog (née Halperin), an attorney, with whom he has two children. Military career Herzog served as a Israel Defense Forces ranks, general in the Israel Defense Forces. He was the military secretary for both Shaul Mofaz and Ehud Barak when they served as defense ministers. Non-military career A researcher in the field of Israeli-Middle Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Insider
''The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles'', known simply as the ''Jewish Journal'', is an independent, nonprofit community weekly newspaper serving the Jewish community of greater Los Angeles, published by the nonprofit TRIBE Media Corp. Its editorial stance is conservative. The ''Journal'' was established in 1985. it had a verified circulation of 50,000 and an estimated readership of 150,000; it is the largest Jewish weekly outside New York City. TRIBE Media Corp. also produces the monthly ''TRIBE'' magazine, distributed in Santa Barbara, Malibu, Conejo, Simi and West San Fernando Valleys. History Though independently incorporated, the paper was initially distributed in part by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. The first issue appeared on February 28, 1986. The editor was Gene Lichtenstein, who served until 2000, and the first art director was Katherine Arion, a Romanian-born artist who came to the United States in 1981. After becoming completely independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (born October 4, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis. Her congressional district includes all of Minneapolis and some of its first-ring suburbs. Omar serves as deputy chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and has advocated for a $15 minimum wage, universal healthcare, student loan debt forgiveness, the protection of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A frequent critic of Israel, Omar supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and has denounced Israel's settlement policies and military campaigns in the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as the influence of pro-Israel lobbies in American politics. Her remarks regarding Israel a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City Council Jewish Caucus
The New York City Council Jewish Caucus comprises the Jewish members of the New York City Council. The caucus is dedicated to advocating for social services, fighting Jewish poverty in New York City, supporting Israel, and advancing inter-faith relations. History In 1991 Councilmember Herbert Berman (D-Brooklyn) formed the “Jewish Study Group” to advocate for Jewish institutional concerns to the administration of Mayor David Dinkins. In 2001 the group changed its name to the “Jewish Caucus”, and was chaired by Councilmember Michael Chaim Nelson (D-Brooklyn) from 2001-2013. Councilmember Mark D. Levine (D-Manhattan) served as chair of the caucus from 2014-2017. Current members * Eric Dinowitz (D-Bronx) - Chair * Julie Menin (D-Manhattan) * Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn) * Lynn Schulman (D-Queens) * Inna Vernikov (R-Brooklyn) Former members * Andy Cohen (D-Bronx) * Barry Grodenchik (D-Queens) * Ari Kagan (R-Brooklyn) * Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) * Karen Koslowitz (D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nita Lowey
Nita Sue Lowey ( ; Melnikoff; July 5, 1937 – March 15, 2025) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1989 until 2021. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Lowey also served as co-dean of the New York congressional delegation, along with former U.S. Representative Eliot Engel. Lowey's district was numbered as the 20th from 1989 to 1993, as the 18th from 1993 to 2013, and as the beginning in 2013. The district included many of New York City's inner northern suburbs, such as White Plains, Purchase, Tarrytown, Mount Kisco, and Armonk. In 2018, Lowey became the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee. She announced on October 10, 2019 that she would retire and not run for re-election to Congress in 2020. Early life, education, and early political career Lowey was born in the Bronx in New York City on July 5, 1937, the daughter of Beatrice (Fleisher) and Jack Melnikoff. She graduated from the Bronx High Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliot Engel
Eliot Lance Engel (; born February 18, 1947) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1989 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented a district covering portions of the north Bronx and southern Westchester County. Engel won his first congressional election in 1988, defeating Mario Biaggi in the Democratic primary. In 2019, following Democratic gains in the 2018 elections, Engel was named chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; he previously was its ranking member from 2013. In 2020, after 16 terms in office, Engel was defeated in the Democratic primary by middle school principal Jamaal Bowman. Early life and education Engel was born in the Bronx, the son of Sylvia (née Bleend) and Philip Engel, an ironworker. His grandparents, of Ukrainian Jewish background, were immigrants from the Russian Empire. In 1969, Engel graduated from the Bronx campus of Hunter College with a Bachelor of Arts in history. He sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
