By Steven Windmueller
As this nation prepares for the 2020 Presidential election, what roles will America’s Jews play in next year’s campaign? A new Gallup Poll indicates that 71% of America’s Jews oppose the President, while 26% support President Trump.
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On the Politics and Political Lives of American Jewry
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Preparing for 2020:
How External Factors are Re-inventing the LA Jewish Community
A Case Study
Economic issues, including the cost of living, high taxes and traffic congestion, are contributing to the changing demographic picture of Los Angeles.
By Marylin Kingston and Steven Windmueller
The landscape for the Los Angeles is changing, and so is its Jewish … [Read more...] about How External Factors are Re-inventing the LA Jewish Community
A Case Study
Purim:
Contemporary Reflections on an Old Narrative
By Steven Windmueller, Ph.D.
In recent years, much has been written about Purim with its distinctive political themes and leadership insights. Through their actions, the story’s principal characters, Esther and Mordecai, dramatically offer us a model of active intervention. … [Read more...] about Purim:
Contemporary Reflections on an Old Narrative
Unsettled in America:
Analyzing the New Threats to the Jews: Part Two
By Steven Windmueller, Ph.D.
Two years ago, I addressed the unsettled state of America’s Jews in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election. At that time I noted:[1]
The Trump Presidency has resulted in a fundamentally disruptive moment in this nation’s political … [Read more...] about Unsettled in America:
Analyzing the New Threats to the Jews: Part Two
Where Do We Go From Here?
Dimensions To Planning for the Jewish Future
By Steven Windmueller, Ph.D.
We are people who fully embrace its past but our track record in planning for, or at least thinking about, the future is at best uneven. Planning for the Jewish future is both structural and strategic; it involves policy questions and operational … [Read more...] about Where Do We Go From Here?
Dimensions To Planning for the Jewish Future