The survey, conducted by Midgam Research & Consulting, involved 1,482 respondents—772 Israeli-Americans and 710 Jewish-Americans without Israeli backgrounds.
“To life! To Phil! Our love will not fade away! Eternally grateful,” the Jewish vocalist Jeannette Ferber posted on Facebook, alongside a picture showing herself with Lesh at a seder.
Closing arguments can define a campaign in voters’ minds. They can also go unnoticed, especially when events overtake a news cycle in the days leading up to election.
Even if the Jewish vote does not swing the election, the polls give a rare snapshot of the priorities of the Jewish public in this historic election year.
Across the Jewish world, particularly in North America, there’s a wave of “October 8th Jews” who are rediscovering their Jewish identity in the aftermath of the October 7 attack.
The statement did not name former president Donald Trump, but he and his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, have made a crackdown on illegal immigration a campaign centerpiece.
The event included get-out-the-vote calls and signups to canvas, along with Jewish-themed efforts to attract young voters, including one that riffs on the name of the first service of Shabbat.
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