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NOVEMBER 11, 2021 / 7 KISLEV 5782
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Jewish refugees find themselves guarding Nazi
scientists in a new Netflix documentary.

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JEWISHEXPONENT.COM — WHAT IT MEANS TO BE JEWISH IN PHILADELPHIA —
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Candidates Stayed
Positive During
Campaign Page 4
SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF
OBITUARY THE NOV. 2 ELECTION was quiet by
Pennsylvania standards, according to
election offi cials, with the buzz around
the 2020 election having faded. Yet Jewish
candidates had a substantial footprint,
comprising some of their respective
districts’ most contentious races.

Among those victorious were
Philadelphia District Attorney and
Democrat Larry Krasner (who has a Jewish
father but identifi es as Quaker); Bucks
County District Attorney and Republican
Matt Weintraub; and Democratic City
Controller Rebecca Rhynhart, who ran
unopposed. Judge Maria McLaughlin, a Democrat
on Pennsylvania’s superior court, lost to
Republican challenger Kevin Brobson,
who secured 52% of the vote, according to
the Associated Press.

Win or lose, and regardless of party
affi liation, the Jewish candidates said
they had one thing in common: avoiding
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Developed Cognitive
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LOCAL TikTok Executive
to Detail Judaism
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Michal Oshman grew
up with survivors.

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Volume 134
Number 31
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See Campaign, Page 10
Area residents attended the vigil against antisemitism in Yardley on Nov. 1.

Courtesy of Sue-Ann DiVito
Pennsbury School Board
Deals With Antisemitism
JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF
A GROUP OF Pennsbury School District
parents has taken issue with two district
policies this year, according to school
board members, and, in both cases,
antisemitism reared its head in Bucks
County. In August, parents packed a board
meeting to speak out against a K-12
student mask mandate, which the board
passed. And throughout the year, they have
fi lled other meetings to express issues with
district equity policies, including an audit
that identifi ed disparities between white
and Black students. Few Black students
were enrolling in Advanced Placement
classes, while more Black students
were facing disciplinary actions, board
See Antisemitism, Page 11
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