Bernie Sanders, a 75-year-old, Brooklyn-born Independent from Vermont, wins the New Hampshire Democratic primary, making history as the first Jewish candidate to win a major party presidential primary.
The then-GOP frontrunner disavowed, then refused to disavow, then disavowed again an endorsement by a former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard known for his anti-Semitic views.
Donald Trump, appearing amid walkouts by critics of his “bigotry,” got a standing ovation from the crowd for a speech that his Jewish son-in-law, Jared Kushner, reportedly helped him write. Hillary Clinton called Trump a feckless negotiator and tells the AIPAC crowd that “walking away” from the Middle East is not an option for the United States. Bernie Sanders chose not to attend.
The Republican presidential candidate helped Jewish children make matzah in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.
The Ohio governor bantered with haredi Jews in Brooklyn about which biblical figure was most significant and other lessons from the Jewish Bible.
Bernie Sanders brought Israel's treatment of Palestinians into the Democratic discussion.
Simone Zimmerman had called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an "arrogant, deceptive, cynical, manipulative asshole” in a past Facebook post.
After writing a critical profile of Melania Trump, Ioffe's Twitter feed and email inbox were flooded with anti-Semitic messages and imagery, including a cartoon of a Jew being executed.
The casino billionaire and major GOP donor had been hesitant to settle on an endorsee this election season.
FrontPage Magazine editor David Horowitz used the term to slam conservative journalist William Kristol for not supporting Trump.
