Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?

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Did Bernie Sanders just steal Joe Lieberman’s Jewish crown?
Written: About S-CAR
Author: Ami Eden
Publication: The Times of Israel
Published Date: February 10, 2016
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"Perhaps Sanders’ most dramatic Jewish moment in the campaign came during a rally in October at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, in an exchange with a hijab-wearing senior, Remaz Abdelgader. She identified herself as “an American Muslim student who aspires to change this world” and complained about the “rhetoric that’s going on in the media.”

In response, Sanders hugged her and said, “Let me be very personal here if I might. I’m Jewish. My father’s family died in concentration camps. I will do everything that I can to rid this country of the ugly stain of racism, which has existed for far too many years.”"

 

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