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Anti-Semitism in the US today is a variation on an old theme

  • Written by Pamela S. Nadell, Professor and Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women's & Gender History and Director of the Jewish Studies Program, American University
Despite courting the Jewish vote, President Trump has used anti-Semitic rhetoric.AP/John Locher

Senators Jacky Rosen and James Lankford, who describe themselves as “a practicing Jewish Democrat from Nevada and a devoted Christian Republican from Oklahoma,” are spearheading a new effort to fight an old problem: anti-Semitism in America.

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