Doug Emhoff didn't expect to become the face of the Biden admin's fight against antisemitism when he became second gentleman, but he leaned into the role Wednesday during a roundtable on the issue.
Doug Emhoff did not expect to become the face of the Biden administration’s fight against antisemitism when he became second gentleman, but he leaned into the role Wednesday during a roundtable on the issue.
Emhoff was joined at the meeting by domestic policy adviser Susan Rice and senior adviser to the president for public engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms, as well as special envoy to combat antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt. Leaders and experts from 13 different Jewish groups, including the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish on Campus, participated in the discussion.
Emhoff’s roundtable had already been in the works a few weeks ago as an avenue for the second gentleman to address the rise in antisemitic incidents across the country — but now it comes at a specifically poignant moment as rapper Ye, better known as Kanye West, has recently amplified antisemitic remarks, praising both Adolf Hitler and Nazism.
Several themes surfaced during the meeting, according to other attendees. One was the establishment of an antisemitism task force, such as the oneSheila Katz, the CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, said she spoke up about wanting the administration to call out antisemitism more consistently “and not only doing it when it’s something about a celebrity.”
“This is one of many steps. The second gentleman has been clear that he will not be silent on this issue of hate,” Bottoms said. “And the administration has been very clear this is of utmost importance. That’s the reason we gather today, and the conversation will continue.” Though Emhoff did not grow up particularly religious, he’s largely embraced his Jewish identity since he’s assumed the role of second gentleman — hosting a virtual Seder, lighting the menorah at a Jewish school in D.C. and attending Rosh Hashanah services this past September. More recently, he’s expressed an interest in finding ways to help combat antisemitism across the country amid what he’s called an “epidemic of hate.
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