Israeli Strength, Israeli Weakness, and the Return of the Hostages
Jews today feel the same way they did 1,891 years ago.
January 28, 2026
Is the Harris campaign’s treatment of Josh Shapiro a sign of things to come?
In a survey of the Jews who have held high office in the United States, Tevi Troy offers an array of “firsts,” from the first Jewish presidential appointee (Reuben Etting, named U.S. marshal for Maryland by Thomas Jefferson) to the first president only to have Jewish chiefs of staff (Joe Biden). Troy then considers whether growing anti-Semitism will reverse the trend:
Jews today feel the same way they did 1,891 years ago.
A half-century-long alliance.
Is the Harris campaign’s treatment of Josh Shapiro a sign of things to come?
A talmudic theology of mankind.
And a possible depiction of King Hezekiah.
In a survey of the Jews who have held high office in the United States, Tevi Troy offers an array of “firsts,” from the first Jewish presidential appointee (Reuben Etting, named U.S. marshal for Maryland by Thomas Jefferson) to the first president only to have Jewish chiefs of staff (Joe Biden). Troy then considers whether growing anti-Semitism will reverse the trend:
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