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Apr 22, 2020

New Statesman: What America’s Lockdown Protests Tell Us About the Past and Future of the US Right

“Conspiracy theories thrive in this anti-elite environment – antisemitism being the oldest conspiracy theory – and a great portion of the...

Apr 17, 2020

Haaretz: Protest Against Michigan Stay-at-home Order Compares Democratic Governor to Hitler

“Michiganders have every right to hold our government accountable, but this rhetoric is intolerable in any democratic society,” Noah Arbit,

Apr 16, 2020

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, 2020

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 10, 2020

Haaretz: Michigan Jews Opt for Biden as the Muslim Community Supports 'Amo Bernie'

"The only revolution Jewish Michiganders are looking for is to defeat Donald Trump,” said Arbit.

Mar 10, 2020

POLITICO: The One-Woman Campaign to Get Michigan Back for the Dems

Rep. Debbie Dingell was at a fundraiser for the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus

Mar 9, 2020

JTA: Four years ago Michigan made Bernie Sanders. Now it might break him.

“Whichever party wins the presidential race in Michigan will also win our Senate race, and that’s a big concern,” Arbit said.

Mar 4, 2020

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."

Mar 4, 2020

Detroit Jewish News: A Jewish President in 2020?

“Donald Trump himself represents such an existential threat to Jews,” says Noah Arbit, founder of the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus.

Feb 25, 2020

Noah Arbit in Moment Magazine: "Antisemitism is Inherently Political. Time to Stop Equivocating"

"Jewish institutions must do far more to meet this moment and confront the President and his party for the severe threats they pose to Jews"

Feb 14, 2020

Michigan Advance: Michigan Sees Sharp Rise in Antisemitic Incidents and Hate Crimes in 2019

In Arbit's perspective, "antisemitism is deeply political; without a response that is equally political, we will not be equipped to fight it

Feb 3, 2020

Detroit Jewish News Annual "36 Under 36" List: Noah Arbit

Noah Arbit, 24, is founder and chair of the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus, a first-of-its-kind grassroots political organization

Jan 24, 2020

JNS: Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus Chartered by state Democratic Party

The Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus (MDJC) became a charter of the state’s Democratic Party this month ahead of a busy election year...

Jan 22, 2020

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 19, 2019

Noah Arbit in the Forward: Leaders Like Elissa Slotkin Will Lead Us Out of the Darkness

Every day Elissa Slotkin represents me in Congress is a day I feel proud to be a Democrat, a Michigander, a Jew, & most of all, an American.

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."

Dec 8, 2019

Michigan Advance: Michigan Jewish Dems Condemn Trump for Calling Jews ‘Not Nice People At All'

President Donald Trump went on an anti-Semitic tirade on Saturday in Hollywood, Fla., while speaking to the Israeli American Council

Nov 21, 2019

Detroit News: Whitmer's Trip to Israel Draws Criticism as Gov Seeks Stronger Business Ties

Governor Whitmer is in Israel to advance the interests of Michigan and strengthen business ties, Arbit said.

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

Nov 18, 2019

Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus Statement on Israeli Settlement Expansion, Two-State Solution

As Jewish Michiganders, the State of Israel is deeply connected to who we are and what we stand for – representing as it does...

Oct 27, 2019

MDJC Chair Shares Reflections on Antisemitism on Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Chairman Noah Arbit Shares Reflections on Antisemitism on Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Growing up in West Bloomfield,...

Oct 15, 2019

JTA: Grand Rapids, Michigan synagogue’s doors plastered with hate posters

Cary Fleischer, Grand Rapids chair of the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus and member of Temple Emanuel, said in a statement

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