Dr. Steven Windmueller, a political scientist, will be analyzing the history of American Jewish political behavior, while exploring with us the specific factors important to an understanding of this election campaign and the role Jews will be playing. This presentation will examine the impact of Israel and anti-semitism on the Jewish vote, as well as unpack the various “types” of Jewish voters.
Dr. Windmueller will provide some commentary on the available polling data in connection with the 11/5 election, while exploring the distinctive elements of where Jews live in this country as being significant to this historic moment in American politics. As we head into the 2024 election, how will Jewish voters cast their ballots? Will they repeat their rejection of Trump, who received only 24 percent of their votes in 2016 and an estimated 30 percent in 2020? Will the Gaza war and the dramatic rise in anti-semitism change the calculus? And why are the answers so critically important for American Jews?
Dr. Windmueller, Professor of Jewish Communal Studies at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, taught contemporary political issues and American Jewish affairs and is a fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He is the author of several articles, publications and four books, which include “The Quest for Power, A Study in Jewish Political Behavior and Practice” and served as editor of “The Impact of the Presidency of Donald Trump on American Jewry and Israel.”
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With gratitude to Gloria and Marty Greenstein and the Rene Bloch Foundation for their generous support.