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Our participation in the Wexner Heritage Program (our respective city cohorts, Boca Raton and Atlanta, launched in the same year — 1989) was one of the most transformative experiences of our [...]

Ron Klein, a former Florida congressman and the founder of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, said that he was skeptical that Mr. Trump’s daughter and son-in-law could do much to influence [...]

Just 64 years ago, in 1954, America’s social order changed forever. The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education ended racial segregation in schools that had separated our children. [...]

In a set of dueling interviews with Jewish Insider, Matt Brooks and Halie Soifer, serving as executive directors of their respective organizations, parried each others’ criticisms and pounced on [...]

Last Thursday Clyde Haberman, Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Jeff Jacoby, Hailie Soifer, and Julian Zelizer appeared at the Center for Jewish History in New York City for a forum, “Jews, Politics, and the [...]

Washington (CNN) – Jewish leaders from both political parties said Tuesday that it was “offensive” and “disappointing” to have a Messianic Jewish minister open a [...]

Halie Soifer, the CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, said criticism of Trump was appropriate even in the midst of grief. “Mourning and placing blame do not have to be mutually [...]

A statement by Jewish Democractic Council of America Executive Director Halie Soifer specifically mentioned Mike Bishop, the Republican congressman for whom the campaign rally was held, and Lena [...]

Statement by Jewish Democratic Council of America Executive Director Halie Soifer WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Saturday’s horrific massacre in Pittsburgh, all Americans have an obligation to speak [...]

“He has allowed hatred and division to fester in this country to levels we have not seen, and that has directly contributed to the rise of anti-Semitism in this country,” said Halie Soifer, [...]