Jared Kushner

Jewish Moments To Look For At Trump’s Inauguration

... inauguration committee, will also be present. Who will not. Absent from the inauguration will be at least five Jewish Democratic members of Congress who decided to boycott the ceremony. “I decided I didn’t want to be associated with the inauguration of someone who has been so contemptuous of civil liberties,” said New York’s Jerry Nadler, who will not attend the event. He will be joined by Steve Cohen, John Yarmuth, Jan Schakowsky and freshman Jamie Raskin. But other Jewish lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, will be there to watch Trump take the oath of office. Will Trump mention Israel. Traditionally, inauguration speeches don’t tend to go into specifics of policy and diplomacy. But Trump is anything but traditional, so a shout-out could be possible. The issue of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moving the U. S. embassy to the city has taken on a life of its own. With settler leaders sitting in the ...

Trump Son-in-law Jared Kushner To Be Named Senior Adviser

... add, the choice of Jared Kushner to be a senior adviser is not subject to Senate confirmation. CORNISH: Before I let you go, help us understand why Trump wants Kushner in the White House with him. HORSLEY: Well, he is, as you said in the intro, a very trusted confidant to the president-elect. It's kind of funny because on the surface, these two could hardly be more different. Kushner, who turns 36 tomorrow, generally avoids the limelight, although his face has been on a lot of magazine covers since the election. He comes from a family of Democrats. He's an Orthodox Jew. In fact, at one point, Donald Trump suggested Kushner might play a role in Middle East peace negotiations. For all their differences, though, Kushner is intensely loyal to his father-in-law. He stood by Trump during some of the very darkest moments on the campaign trail, and both of these men are fiercely devoted to their families. CORNISH: That's NPR's Scott Horsley. Scott, thanks so much. HORSLEY: My pleasure, Audie. Copyright © 2017 NPR. All rights ...

Are Ivanka And Jared The Newest 'it' Couple

... NGAN/AFP/Getty Images). US President-elect Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump with her son Theo, steps off a plane upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on January 19, 2017. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images). NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 19: Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner are seen walking in Midtown on January 19, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images). Up Next. 20 reasons we love Kate Middleton. See Gallery. 20 reasons we love Kate Middleton. 1. Because she's basically a ray of sunshine. And because really, whose hair looks that good. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images). 2. Because one time she met Queen Bey (aka Beyonce) at a Nets game, and was totally casual about it. (Photo by James Devaney/Wire Image). 7. And because like most normal people, this is how she celebrates a victory at a sporting event. (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images). 13. Because Prince William ...

Trump Appoints Jared Kushner Friend As Assistant To President

... Companies, and the president-elect are friends. The two met during the mediation process of a lawsuit in which Trump sued The Cordish Companies. David Cordish also is a board member of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a prominent lobbying group on behalf of Israel. Jonathan Levi July 19, 2016. The Forward's independent journalism depends on donations from readers like you. Josefin Dolsten. Josefin Dolsten is a news fellow at the Forward. She writes about politics and culture, and edits the Sisterhood blog. She received an MA in Jewish Studies and Comparative Religion from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a BA in Government from Cornell University. Contact her at __link__ and follow her on Twitter at @josefindolsten. Your Comments. The Forward welcomes reader comments in order to promote thoughtful discussion on issues of importance to the Jewish community. In the interest of maintaining a civil forum, ...

What Type Of Jew Do You Want To Be

... the Jewish community and of humanity as a whole. Zionist/communist Jews stood up to the Nazis at Warsaw and fought as partisans during World War II even while other partisan groups refused to work with Jews. When the mainstream Red Army grew too anti-Semitic, they fought the tsarists in special units. Their commitment to combatting fascism, conservatism, and anti-Semitism was unshakable, no matter how dire their situation. So, the decision is yours: in the face of power, what kind of Jew do you want to be. So far, as your father-in-law continues to engage in anti-Semitic rhetoric , as he emboldens white-supremacists to spearhead a surge of anti-Semitic incidents, and as he spews racism against Muslims , blacks , and other people, I haven’t heard you protest. Perhaps you are straddling the line between the “court Jew” and the “middleman Jew.” But I’m begging you, please, to stand up and be a Zionist Jew. These are likely to be a hard 4 years for America and the world. Jews, and especially Jews of color, will suffer under Trump’s reign, and other communities will suffer even more. It would make all the difference to have one voice, one Zionist Jew, ...

Could Jared Kushner Resolve The Israeli-palestinian Conflict

... for Republican and Democratic administrations longer than Jared Kushner's been alive without much success. So why not give Mr. Kushner a chance. The fact that Mr. Trump is prepared to give this important brief to a son-in-law who may become one of his closest advisers would ensure that the issue gets high-level attention. Still, the odds of success are slim. And here are several reasons why. It's not the man in the middle: Let's stop infantilizing the Israelis and Palestinians and treating them as if they were pieces on the chess board that can be moved around at America's discretion. America certainly plays a role in the perpetuation of the conflict; but not the primary role. That honor belongs to the parties that live in the neighborhood. Given the stakes, they are the only ones who can begin the game. And right now neither Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas are prepared to start, let alone make, big decisions. Read More. It's no coincidence that every breakthrough in the ...

President, With An Asterisk

... son and take on a more active role. Others suggested Charlie thinks highly enough of Morali to let him take the reigns. Asher Abehsera of LIVWRK, one of Kushner’s partners on its Dumbo projects , said the two have a “foundation of trust that was years in the making.” David Schonbraun, co-CIO of SL Green Realty, which his financed some Kushner Cos. acquisitions, said he thinks other family members will take on a bigger role, “but not in a way that diminishes Laurent.”. Morali told TRD he believes his role will be more or less what it has been over the past six months: the official head of the company, working in close cooperation with the Kushners. He dismissed the suggestion that not being a family member lessens his role. “I am not a Kushner,” he said, “but I don’t think I am being treated differently.”. Many say that Morali and Charlie will emulate Marty Burger and Larry Silverstein’s arrangement at Silverstein Properties , with Morali running the firm and representing it in public while Charlie signs off on any big decisions. But there is one important difference. Larry Silverstein is 85, and Burger can reasonably see himself as the heir-apparent. ...

Ivanka Trump And Husband Jared Kushner Have Found Their D.c. Home

... couple’s new six-bedroom home is on Tracy Place NW, just blocks from the house the Obamas will be renting during their bonus two-year stint in the District. The Trump-Kushner house sold on Dec. 22 for $5.5 million, but it is unclear whether the couple bought the home themselves or whether they’ll be renting from its new owner. The house is within close walking distance of The Shul at Chabad-Lubavitch Center. Although there is no official word on which particular synagogue the family attends as Modern Orthodox Jews the Trump-Kushner clan observe the Sabbath, a day of rest from Friday evening at sunset through Saturday evening during which the family refrain from work, using electronics and driving, among other restrictions. So having a synagogue within close walking distance to their home is an obvious must. Just last week, rumor had it that the young family of five would be renting a five-bedroom townhouse in Georgetown that was a short walk away from Kesher Israel, the Orthodox synagogue at the corner of 28 th and N streets where insiders claim Kushner and ...