Rona Kaufman
Pittsburg Post-Gazette, Nov. 2, 2024
“I am not voting for the party that condemns antisemitism on the right while excusing, and even spreading, leftist antisemitism and blood libels. I am not voting for the party that is equivocal in its support for Israel as she fights to defend her borders, half the world’s Jews, some of the freest Arab citizens in the world, and western values, including democracy.”
I am a lifelong Democrat, a feminist, a progressive, and a Jew. I marched to Take Back the Night and canvassed for the Sierra Club in college. I volunteered with a domestic violence shelter as a young lawyer.
My children and I donned pink pussy hats as we chanted at the 2016 Women’s March in Washington, D.C. I held a “Jews for Black Lives Matter” sign at a BLM rally in Pittsburgh.
I became a foster mom during the pandemic. Last summer, I shared my home with a family of Muslim refugees from Afghanistan.
I’ve supported only Democratic candidates for president. You might think, then, that, as a resident of Squirrel Hill, I’d be voting in the upcoming election for Rep. Summer Lee, treasurer candidate Erin McClelland, Sen. Bob Casey and Kamala Harris. You would be wrong. … [To read the full article, click here]