Jews usually vote Democratic because of social issues, but when the Democratic candidate is pro-Palestinian and seems to be surrounded with anti-Semites, it may change things. Let’s hope so.
I’ve always felt it was because so many Jews are Russian in origin. Vis a vis Fiddler on the Roof, they didn’t get on too well with the Czar.
A lot of them threw in with communism and socialism at that time. They came over here to NYC and got active in unions, especially the teachers unions which was for all practical purposes a communist front.
I read David Horowitz’s book Radical Son. They were invested in communism and Stalin the way a Christian is invested in Jesus. One part I remember was when he talks about his parents organizing a strike against the landlords in Sunnyside.
They didn’t want to OWN the apartments, they wanted to live in them free.
To this day they tend toward radical causes. Remember, the old testament has an emphasis on following rules. It was Jesus who put the stress on the individual, and conscience as a governor.
RE: “Jews usually vote Democratic because of social issues, but when the Democratic candidate is pro-Palestinian and seems to be surrounded with anti-Semites, it may change things. Let’s hope so.”
Most Jews have voted Dem their whole lives — it’s just what they do and breaking away from that seems unthinkable. Michael Medved said on the radio Tuesday that to most observant Jews, voting Republican would be like eating pork — just NOT done. Pity........