Religion Fact:\u00a0Is Elaine Luria Jewish?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nElaine Luria is Jewish and is fully committed to her religion. Her family members have long been practicing the faith.<\/span><\/p>\nLuria’s great-grandfather helped establish a Reform Jewish congregation in Jasper in the early 1900s, and her immediate family became members of Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El. Her grandmother and mother were active members of the National Council of Jewish Women. Similarly, her mom was a very involved event planner for Hadassah and the local Jewish Federation branch.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\nAs a proud Jewish member and supporter of Israel, I condemn Senator Sanders\u2019 comments and urge him to reconsider his derogatory remarks. His comments only contribute to the divisive rhetoric often used when discussing the issue of Israel\u2019s right to exist.https:\/\/t.co\/UWdjIb7B7X<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 Rep. Elaine Luria (@RepElaineLuria) February 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/p>\n
Following her family’s footsteps, the politician attends the Chef Sholom Temple, a Reform Jewish synagogue in Norfolk.<\/span><\/p>\nLuria has often stated that her religion has inspired her to speak out on Israel’s impeachment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn one of her videos to explain her\u00a0<\/span>position<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on impeachment, Luria gripped a Hebrew Bible and recited the oath repeatedly to defend the constitution. She thinks her two identities, military career and Jewish, have informed her increasingly vocal position about the impeachment.<\/span><\/p>\nThe politician<\/span>\u00a0says<\/span><\/a>: ‘I believe that I clearly speak, for all fellow Jewish veterans, that this echoes of language that is used to marginalize and persecute the Jewish people for centuries. The recent accusations of dual loyalty call into question the equal footing of Jewish members in elected office and, by extension, all Jews living in America.’<\/span><\/p>\n
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Elaine Luria is Jewish and is fully committed to her religion. Her family members have long been practicing the faith.<\/span><\/p>\n Luria’s great-grandfather helped establish a Reform Jewish congregation in Jasper in the early 1900s, and her immediate family became members of Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El. Her grandmother and mother were active members of the National Council of Jewish Women. Similarly, her mom was a very involved event planner for Hadassah and the local Jewish Federation branch.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As a proud Jewish member and supporter of Israel, I condemn Senator Sanders\u2019 comments and urge him to reconsider his derogatory remarks. His comments only contribute to the divisive rhetoric often used when discussing the issue of Israel\u2019s right to exist.https:\/\/t.co\/UWdjIb7B7X<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rep. Elaine Luria (@RepElaineLuria) February 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Following her family’s footsteps, the politician attends the Chef Sholom Temple, a Reform Jewish synagogue in Norfolk.<\/span><\/p>\n Luria has often stated that her religion has inspired her to speak out on Israel’s impeachment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In one of her videos to explain her\u00a0<\/span>position<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on impeachment, Luria gripped a Hebrew Bible and recited the oath repeatedly to defend the constitution. She thinks her two identities, military career and Jewish, have informed her increasingly vocal position about the impeachment.<\/span><\/p>\n The politician<\/span>\u00a0says<\/span><\/a>: ‘I believe that I clearly speak, for all fellow Jewish veterans, that this echoes of language that is used to marginalize and persecute the Jewish people for centuries. The recent accusations of dual loyalty call into question the equal footing of Jewish members in elected office and, by extension, all Jews living in America.’<\/span><\/p>\n\n