Introducing the 2024 Jewish Political Voices Project
Although otherwise diverse, our 2024 JPVP participants share a deep anxiety over the future of the Jewish people at home and abroad.
Jaclyn Best: Walking on Eggshells Over Palestine
"Because of my experience living in Israel and learning from my Palestinian friends, I am definitely a lot more sympathetic than maybe the majority of the American Jewish population."
Chesky Blau: Leaning Away From a Democratic Vote
"I don’t think Hamas would have attacked if Trump had been president. And if they did, the conflict would have been over by now."
The U.S. Constitution: Pragmatism versus Textualism on the Supreme Court with Justice Stephen Breyer and Robert Siegel
Join Justice Stephen Breyer for a conversation about why pragmatism matters and the consequences of textualism in Supreme Court decisions such as Dobbs and Bruen.
Susan Rupright: May Not Vote for President
"I think [both candidates are] lousy. I may not vote for president. I would not vote for Joe Biden. I also don’t think I can vote for Donald Trump."
Jeff Solomon: October 7 Increased his Support of Biden
"[October 7] reconfirmed the belief I had before October 7—that I was for Biden. And I think Biden has done extraordinarily well since October 7."
Josh Mandelbaum: Continued Support for Biden
"I think President Biden has been a strong supporter of Israel and certainly has during the response to the October 7 attacks."
Leah Kiser: Concerned About Women’s Rights
"Some of those very far-right-wing Christians really are imagining women in the United States having roughly the same rights as women in Afghanistan or Iran."
Ushi Teitelbaum: Longing for Economic Stability
"I want to be able to afford my car, my grocery bill, my rent ... Since Joe Biden became president, the economy has been pretty wild."
Diana Leygerman: Against Censorship in Schools
"When teachers can't have discussions that help children develop critical thinking, that affects all students and the future of our workforce and country."
Abby Schachter: Wanting More College Involvement in Society
"I work on a college campus, so I am very concerned about the role that the campus or institutions of higher education are supposed to play in our society and how much they're failing at that mission."
Meirav Solomon: Biden is the Only Moral Answer
"I'll still be voting for Biden because there’s no other candidate I can actually morally and ethically vote for given the state of the world."