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Sep 21

Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus Announces $100,000 in Grassroots Fundraising

MDJC Chair calls one year-old group’s grassroots fundraising success “humbling sign that Jewish Michiganders believe in the possibility of..

Sep 16

Michigan Jewish Democrats Condemn Donald Trump’s Invocation Of Antisemitic Dual-Loyalty Tropes

“Mr. President, our country is the United States of America, and it is because of our deep and abiding loyalty to this nation...

Aug 27

MDJC Expands West Michigan Footprint, Endorses Scholten and Hoadley for U.S. Congress

Endorsements in key Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo battleground districts part of Jewish Caucus’ long-term “growth and investment in West MI

Aug 25

Pompeo Damages U.S.-Israel Relationship with Illegal, Taxpayer-Funded RNC Address from Jerusalem

Most corrupt Secretary of State in U.S. history makes partisan mockery of Israel relationship by giving unprecedented, illegal speech to RNC

Aug 17

MI Jewish Dems Respond to Trump's Admission That U.S. Embassy Move Motivated by Evangelical Vote

GOP’s oft-cited myth Donald Trump is “most pro-Jewish President ever” exposed as fiction by President, himself, says MDJC Chair

Aug 15

Michigan Jewish Democrats Decry Violence by White Supremacist “Proud Boys” in Kalamazoo

White supremacist violence in Kalamazoo clarifies stakes of 2020 election, prospect of Trump re-election should “strike fear” for Jews

Aug 4

MDJC Congratulates Samantha Steckloff on Primary Victory

Samantha Steckloff (D-Farmington Hills) will be the first Jewish woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature since 2015

Jun 28

MDJC Condemns GOP Senate Candidate John James’ Antisemitic Remark on WDIV

MDJC Chair Noah Arbit calls James’ rhetoric “reprehensible,” notes failed candidate’s record of “playing footsie with antisemitic rhetoric"

Jun 26

Michigan Jewish Democrats Condemn Ann Arbor City Council Candidate’s Antisemitic Behavior

MDJC Washtenaw Chair Joan Lowenstein calls Mozhgan Savabieasfahani’s “hate-filled” candidacy an “affront to Ann Arbor's universal values"

Jun 25

Jewish Democrats in Five Key Swing-States Announce Formation of Jewish Battleground Coalition

New coalition of grassroots organizations mobilizing Jewish Democrats in Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to help ...

Jun 4

MDJC Endorses U.S. Reps. Brenda Lawrence and Debbie Dingell for Re-election

The Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus announced its endorsement of Michigan Congresswomen Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) and Debbie Dingell (MI-12)

May 22

MDJC Responds to Trump's Remarks in Michigan Lauding Antisemite Henry Ford

That the President of the United States today stepped into our home and praised a man who provided Adolf Hitler with intellectual fodder...

May 19

MDJC Chair Calls on Sen. Mike Shirkey to Condemn Nazi Rhetoric

Mike Shirkey’s presence at these rallies only serves to further legitimize the indecent, hateful, and threatening speech displayed there.

Apr 30

MDJC Chair Deplores GOP State Rep's Invocation of the Holocaust, Demands Apology to Jewish Community

I was disturbed to see Rep. Hornberger’s deeply offensive post likening a COVID19 tracking system to yellow stars forced upon Jews by Nazis

Apr 24

Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus Endorses Senator Gary Peters for Re-Election

"Gary Peters is one of the strongest advocates Michigan’s Jewish community - and our entire state - has ever known,” said Chair Noah Arbit.

Apr 24

MI, PA Jewish Democrats Condemn DHHS Spokesman Caputo’s Antisemitic Tweets, Demand Termination

Make no mistake, Jewish voters in Michigan and Pennsylvania will ensure this administration’s state-sponsored hate ends on November 3rd

Apr 16

Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus Endorses Joe Biden for President

Chair hails VP Biden as “unrivaled friend to the Jewish community,” calls Trump re-election an “existential threat to American Jews."

Apr 15

MDJC Chair Denounces GOP Protesters' Whitmer-Hitler Comparisons, Demands Apology from MI GOP Chair

“I was shocked to see attendees of the "Operation Gridlock" protest in Lansing carrying signs comparing Governor Whitmer to Adolf Hitler...

Mar 4

Michigan Jewish Democrats Endorse Congressman Andy Levin, State Rep. Mari Manoogian

Chair Noah Arbit regards Congressman Levin’s leadership as “salve in a time of anxiety,” Rep. Manoogian as as a “force of nature."

Jan 22

Top Michigan Democrats Celebrate Chartering of Jewish Caucus

Launch of Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus comes amid national increase in violent antisemitism, Michigan’s top-tier battleground status

Dec 15, 2019

Michigan Jewish Democrats Applaud Gary Peters for Joining Senate Antisemitism Task Force

The Executive Board of the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus applauds Sen. Gary Peters for joining the U.S. Senate Bipartisan Task Force...

Dec 11, 2019

Michigan Jewish Democrats Statement on 72 Hours of Antisemitism in America

“For many Jews, the past 72 hours have encapsulated the existential nature of rising antisemitism in America..."

Dec 8, 2019

MDJC Chair Noah Arbit Repulsed by Donald Trump's Latest Antisemitic Comments

“With these latest, repulsive and deeply antisemitic comments, the President has proven he is the most antisemitic president since Nixon."

Nov 19, 2019

MDJC Chair Lauds Federal Indictment in Case of Synagogue Vandalism at Temple Jacob in Hancock, MI

I am relieved and grateful to hear of the indictment of a suspect this week in the case of September’s antisemitic vandalism at Temple Jacob

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