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0 Politics Antisemitism

Senate Foreign Relations Committee advances Yehuda Kaploun as antisemitism envoy, with some dissent

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 4 Dec

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, nominated as the U.S. antisemitism envoy, has advanced through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with a vote reflecting partisan tensions, particularly due to his associations with the Trump campaign.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Kaploun leans on personal story and Holocaust education in bid to become Trump’s antisemitism envoy

Asaf Elia-Shalev in Forward · 20 Nov

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, President Trump's nominee for U.S. antisemitism envoy, emphasized Holocaust education and fighting global antisemitism during his Senate confirmation hearing.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Democrats urge Senate to oppose Trump’s pick for antisemitism envoy ahead of confirmation hearing

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 19 Nov

In a rare move, 18 House Democrats, including several Jewish lawmakers, publicly urged the Senate to reject the nomination of Yehuda Kaploun as the State Department's Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, citing his partisan rhetoric and lack of moral authority.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Antisemitism envoy post remains unfilled six months into Trump’s term

Asaf Elia-Shalev in Forward · 15 Jul

More than six months into Donald Trump's term as president, the position of the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism remains unfilled, despite high global antisemitism and the nomination of Yehuda Kaploun in May.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Deep Down - Is Trump really an Antisemite?

Emes Ve-Emunah · 21 May

The article tackles the controversial question of whether former President Donald Trump is antisemitic, focusing on the split perception within the Jewish community.

0 Leadership Politics

The rise of Yehuda Kaploun: How a Hasidic fixer became Trump’s nominee for antisemitism czar

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 15 May

Yehuda Kaploun, a Hasidic Jewish communal advocate known for his quiet influence and controversial personal history, has been nominated by Donald Trump for an ambassador-level position as an antisemitism czar.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Trump would eliminate antisemitism envoy in proposed State Department overhaul

Arno Rosenfeld in Forward · 22 Apr

The Trump administration's proposed overhaul of the State Department could see the elimination of the special envoy for monitoring and combating antisemitism, a key role focused on international antisemitic threats.

0 Politics Communities

The New Antisemitism Czar is a Lubavitcher

Emes Ve-Emunah · 16 Apr

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, a Lubavitch Hasid, has been appointed as the U.S. government's new Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, a role that has been elevated to ambassador status.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Trump picks Yehuda Kaploun, a friend and Miami businessman, as antisemitism envoy

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 11 Apr

President Donald Trump has appointed Miami businessman Yehuda Kaploun as the new special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism.