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SJN December 2020 R4.Pdf STARK FEATURED ARTICLES President’s Column | pg 3 Tribute to RBG | pg 5 JEWISHNEWS Chef Rabbino | pg 8 Volume 101 • Number 4 | Kislev/Tevet 5781 • December 2020 Thank you Chadash | pg 12-13 Happy Chanukkah CANTON, OHIO CANTON, REQUESTED Permit No. 159 No. Permit SERVICE SERVICE PAID ADDRESS ADDRESS U.S. Postage U.S. Presorted Standard Presorted 2 | FROM THE FEDERATION STARK JEWISH NEWS • DECEMBER 2020 • www.jewishcanton.org CJCF OFFICERS: 2020 Elections Overview Dan Charlick, President Overview Alla Haut, Vice President While the national count and recount, along with the potential for litigation continues, Eileen Saltarelli, Secretary unofficial results project former Vice President Biden as the next president, and Senator Paul Hervey, Treasurer Kamala Harris as the nation’s first woman (and first person of color) as his vice president. Tyler Wilkof, Past President Locally, the President convincingly won Ohio (current count has it at about 8 points), every member of the Ohio Congressional delegation won reelection, and both chambers of the CJCF BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Statehouse became even more solidly Republican. Congress Michael Alperin • Jack Bouer Despite recruiting a slate of strong candidates in at least four races, Democrats failed to see a blue wave materialize or Barb Ferne • Robert Friedman • Carolyn Garfi nkle ride any coattails of the Biden-Harris campaign. Steve Chabot, considered the most vulnerable incumbent, won his race Laura Goldman • Meade Perlman • Rita Schaner by around seven points; Mike Turner, who the political chattering class said would be swept away as Trump’s support Daniel Silverman • Jeff Sklar • Laura Solomon in the Dayton region “crashed” pulled off a 16 point victory. Central Ohio’s Troy Balderson, also thought to be vulnerable John Strauss • Fran Wells • Bruce White • Susan Wilkof as suburbs turned more purple, won by about 13 points, and Dave Joyce similarly held back an opponent in suburbia by a 21 point margin. On the other side, the only Democrat in Ohio with a credible race was Tim Ryan, who shook off a well-funded challenge - despite much of the Mahoning Valley and Southeastern Ohio going for Trump-Pence - with a OTHER MEMBERS: comfortable 7 point win. Richard Altman/Michael Zoldan, Shaaray Torah Other congressional races saw even larger victory margins - Marcia Fudge even broke 80 percent of the vote - by Hazzan Bruce Braun, Shaaray Torah incumbents. All told, with Ohio presumed to be losing a seat, the greatest threat to the Ohio delegation is the census Shelley Schweitzer, Temple Israel and redistricting. Rabbi David Komerofsky, Temple Israel The other open question regarding the delegation makeup is if any Ohio members get offered roles in a presidential Michael Magill, Chadash administration. As just two examples, Jim Jordan is seen as one of the President’s biggest defenders and perhaps would Jonathan Wilkof, Chadash have a role in a second Trump administration, while Joyce Beatty was a successful fundraising bundler for the Biden- Lanny Knell, Agudas Achim Harris campaign and could be in line for a cabinet role and is also planning a run for Congressional Black Caucus Chair; Rabbi A.J. Kushner, Agudas Achim Marcia Fudge too is mentioned as a potential pick. Statehouse Here in Columbus, on the Senate side, one race is in a recount. Columbus area Senator Stephanie Kunze narrowly leads her challenger by 41 votes. If she remains ahead, the GOP increases their Senate majority to 25 out of 33. If not, they remain at 24, having taken the Youngstown area seat from Sean O’Brien. Republicans held every other seat in the Senate, including that of Finance Chair Matt Dolan. Dolan and Kunze were the two top targets for pickoff by Democrats. STARK JEWISH NEWS In the House, Republicans increased their majority by a few seats, picking up Democratically held districts in more rural areas seen as “Trump country.” They successfully defended Rep. Laura Lanese’s seat, the last GOP held House seat in Franklin County. However, Rep. Dave Greenspan lost his race on the west side of Cleveland by just one point. Both Reps. A publication of the Canton Jewish Community Federation Jessica Miranda and Casey Weinstein managed to win 432 30th Street N.W. • Canton, OH 44709 2020 Ohio Statehouse Elections their races in districts they Phone: Editorial 330-445-2405 had flipped just two years Ohio House of Representatives Ohio Senate Phone: Advertising 330-445-2410 ago. Fax: 330-455-5268 22 new Representatives 6 new Senators Other races 25 Republicans email: [email protected] • www.jewishcanton.org In very hard fought con- 64 Republicans 35 Democrats 8 Democrats tests that brought high pro- 4 Democrat seats flipped to Republican 1 Democrat seat flipped to Republican file endorsements and out- 1 Republican seat flipped to Democrat Note: Sen. Kunze has won by 41 votes side money in, Democrats Ohio House Ohio Senate were able to win a state 24% Bonnie Manello, Executive Director Supreme Court seat. This Karen Phillippi, Editor will have implications on 35% Republicans Heather Hershey-Tompkins, Advertising Manager cases the court hears but Republicans Democrats Amanda Mason, Art Director also can directly impact the Democrats legislative and congressio- 65% nal redistricting. 76% Several outgoing state legislators will be moving The SJN attempts to publish materials received on to county commissioner spots across the state in Greene, Medina, Pickaway, Summit, and Union counties. Cleveland Ohio House of Representatives New Members and reserves the right to edit all submissions. lay leader Jason Wuliger also takes a spot on the Lake County Commission. Hamilton and Franklin counties already have several former state lawmakers on Marilyntheir commissions.John (R-Shelby) Tom Young (R-Dayton) The SJN is published 10 times a year. Statewide Assessment Replacing: Mark Romanchuk (R-Mansfield) Replacing: Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) Subscription rate: $18.00 per year. Overall, two things are clear. The HB6term FirstEnergy limited and went corruption to Senate scandal which broughtwent to downSenate former Speaker Larry Deadline for each month’s issue is the 10th. Householder and is the largest briberyMonique andSmith money-laundering(D-Fairview Park) case in state history,Rodney despiteCreech (beingR-W. Alexandria the talk) of the political Replacing: Dave Greenspan R-Westlake Replacing: J. Todd Smith (R-Germantown) did Materials must be received in our office by that date. not run Dontavius JarrellsCont'd(D /-Columbus See ELECTIONS) Page 10 Replacing: Bernadine Kent (D-Columbus) Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester Twp.) did not run Replacing: George Lang (R-West Chester Twp.) went to Senate Bob Young (R-N. Canton) Replacing: Anthony DeVitis (R-Green) Thomas Hall (R-Middletown) term limited Replacing: Candice Keller (R-Middletown) lost in Senate primary Willis Blackshear (D-Dayton) Replacing: Fred Strahorn (D-Dayton) Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) term limited Replacing: John Rogers (D-Mentor-on-the-Lake) term limited Andrea White (R-Kettering) Replacing: Jim Butler (R-Oakwood) Mike Loychik (R-Cortland) term limited Replacing: Gil Blair (D-Weathersfield) STARK JEWISH NEWS • DECEMBER 2020 • www.jewishcanton.org FROM THE FEDERATION | 3 2020 Elections Overview Post-election: Lowering the Temperature of Polarization Best of the best,single As I write this, the 2020 US Presidential Election has been called with the Biden/Harris transportation winner. ticket as the winners, although the results were unexpectedly close. The campaign season has been a trying time for the country with often bitterly partisan political messaging on top of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic downturn. The country is so deeply divided that there remain a shrinking but vocal contingent of Americans, led by President Trump himself, who refuse to acknowledge the legitimacy of not only the election result but of the election process itself. Our democracy has been weakened but can heal and recover. We as Jews have an opportunity to help in this. In our own community and in our country, we need to seek to find common ground, to “lower the temperature” of and allow modera- tion of the extremely polarized positions that echo through our social medial and political commentary. Only through coming together can we work to become more like the country we aspire to be. DAN CHARLICK I would like to take this moment to focus on two interesting takes on the election. CJCF President Firstly, it is interesting to recognize that just as Americans have strongly different views about Trump/Biden, there is also a difference of opinion on the topic between American Jews and their Israeli counterparts. American Jews have historically shown overwhelming support for Democratic presidential candidates, this year preferring Joe Biden over President Donald Trump 77 percent to 21 percent, according to an exit poll commissioned by liberal lobby group J Street, and 60.6 percent to 30.5 percent in a survey from the Republican Jewish Coalition. According to Jay Ruderman, (November 10, 2020 / JNS) “The Jewish vote figures reinforce what we already know about the priorities of Jewish voters. The overwhelming majority of American Jews identify as passionately pro-Israel, that has not been one of the top issues they are expressing in the voting booth.” In fact, we here in Canton have seen that same sentiment echoed in our own Jewish Community Survey, reflected in the priorities placed for Federation spending. Ruderman goes on to say: “Only 4 percent of (American) Jewish voters identify Israel as their first or second-most important election issue. Instead, 43 percent prioritize health care, 28 percent gun violence, and 21 percent Social Security and Medicare. Consequently, Trump’s series of policies that have made him a so-called “dream come true” for supporters of Israel— moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel and more—only move the needle for the Orthodox Jewish vote rather than the American Jewish vote as a whole.
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