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Opinion | Biden's Jewish Family Psychology Israel today

2022-07-21T01:22:58.786Z


Did you know? All the children of US President Joe Biden's family have married Jews • The Jews in the United States are at the height of their success - the question is what will be its fruits


In the concluding remarks for Biden's comprehensive visit, we heard a lot about the president's special relationship with Israeli leaders and his visits to the State of Israel - from the days of Golda Meir, through Rabin to Netanyahu, Bennett and Lapid.

We were not told about the president's unique family connection to the Jewish people: all the children of the Biden family married Jews.

The eldest son, Beau, who died of cancer a few years ago, married a Jewish woman named Halle Oliver.

Their two children, Natalie and Robert, are Jewish according to Halacha.

The son Hunter is also now married to Melicia Cohen, a South African Jew.

Hunter also tattooed the word "peace" on his arm in Hebrew, as a sign of identification with his wife's tattoo.

Hunter and Melicia have a child in common, also a Jew.

His name in Israel: Bo, after his deceased brother.

The youngest daughter, Ashley, also married a Jew, Howard Crane.

The American press reports that at the couple's wedding, Biden even joked that his dream came true and that he finally has a groom, a Jewish doctor.

The story of the Biden family is similar to the family story of top American politicians in recent years.

Vice President Kamla Harris is married to a Jew, Douglas Amhoff.

Amhoff is the first Jew in American history to be married to the Vice President.

Mrs. Harris has no children of her own, and she has adopted her husband's Jewish children.

Former President Donald Trump also has a Jewish groom, Jared Kushner.

Hela married Ivanka, who even converted to Judaism.

Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Hillary and Bill Clinton, is also married to a Jew, Mark Mazvinsky.

The collection of these names is not a coincidence.

The Jewish "familyology" of US presidents expresses the complex story of this Judaism: on the one hand a phenomenal success, and on the other hand some would say assimilation.

The Jewish community in America has managed to reach the pinnacle of American politics.

A Jewish president will probably not be in the foreseeable future (first of all, it seems that the Americans are electing a woman for the presidency ...), although in 2000 a Jewish vice president, Joe Yosef Lieberman (as El Gore's deputy), was almost elected.

American Jews have succeeded in assimilating into general society, and their marriage to the top echelons of government indicates that the American elite considers them worthy and respectable spouses.

On the other hand, the story shows how common mixed marriages are among American Jews. More than 50 percent of them marry non-Jews. Fulfillment. Before us, then, is a complex reality. Our Jewish brethren in the United States are at the height of their success, but days will tell what the fruits of this success will be.

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Source: israelhayom

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