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Josh Shapiro speaks to supporters at an event in Philadelphia, Oct. 8, 2022. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)
November 9, 2022, 2:31 pm
5 quick takeaways for American Jews from the 2022 midterm elections
For starters: Most of the Republican candidates who drew attention for their ties to right-wing extremists fell short at the ballot box.
By Ron Kampeas and Gabe Friedman
Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, second from left, poses on the set of a Holocaust era movie filmed in South Carolina, July 11, 2018. (Facebook)
November 2, 2022, 4:48 pm
Doug Mastriano played an American spy in an anti-abortion movie about the Holocaust
The film, which is fiction, operates from a thesis that abortion and gun control pave a path to Nazi-like control.
By Ron Kampeas
Josh Shapiro talks to supporters at a canvass kickoff in Swarthmore on Oct. 8. (Photo by Jarrad Saffren)
November 2, 2022, 4:06 pm
Shapiro versus Mastriano. Will the Jewish Democrat become Pa.’s next governor?
The Jewish Exponent spent a day with both campaigns to take the pulse of the race. The reality is far more complicated than the numbers show.
By Jarrad Saffren
Doug Mastriano campaigning for governor in Wilkes-Barre in 2022 (Photo by Times Leader Video, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
October 31, 2022, 9:29 am
Doug Mastriano’s wife: ‘We probably love Israel more than a lot of Jews do’
Asked about his association with Gab, Mastriano briefly had no words.
By Philissa Cramer
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speaks at an election-night party at The Orchards on May 17, 2022, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (Photo by Getty Images)
October 7, 2022, 9:52 am
For many Pennsylvania Jewish Republicans, yes to Oz and no to Mastriano
Some Jewish voters in the state are expressing reluctance to vote for the GOP gubernatorial nominee, citing his associations with far-right figures and comparisons to the Holocaust
By Gabby Deutch | Jewish Insider
Doug Mastriano campaigning for governor in Wilkes-Barre in 2022 (Photo by Times Leader Video, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
September 28, 2022, 10:58 am
Mastriano’s campaign contribution spotlights association with antisemitic platform
Andrew Torba, the founder of Gab, gave Doug Mastriano’s campaign a $500 check in July
By Jacob Kornbluh
Audience members raise their right hands while former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2022. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
September 21, 2022, 2:01 pm
Salutes at Trump and Mastriano rallies draw comparisons to the Nazi ‘Sieg Heil’
Mastriano has drawn criticism, including from some Republicans, for his associations with the far-right social media platform Gab, which is known as a haven for extremist content.
By Ron Kampeas
Doug Mastriano campaigning for governor in Wilkes-Barre in 2022 (Photo by Times Leader Video, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
September 17, 2022, 9:01 pm
GOP candidate Doug Mastriano makes opponent Josh Shapiro’s Jewish day school an issue in PA governor race
Mastriano attacks Shapiro for attending a 'privileged, exclusive, elite school' without identifying it as Jewish
By Andrew Lapin
Doug Mastriano campaigning for governor in Wilkes-Barre in 2022 (Photo by Times Leader Video, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
August 18, 2022, 4:18 pm
Interfaith leaders speak out against Mastriano campaign’s use of Gab
Leaders concerned about candidates' ties to Christian nationalism, as well
By David Rullo
Doug Mastriano campaigning for governor in Wilkes-Barre in 2022 (Photo by Times Leader Video, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
August 3, 2022, 1:34 pm
Doug Mastriano cuts ties with Gab, and antisemitism on the site spikes
Mastriano’s statement against antisemitism was met by users with calls for violence against Jews
By Jacob Kornbluh
Doug Mastriano campaigning for governor in Wilkes-Barre in 2022 (Photo by Times Leader Video, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
July 29, 2022, 12:59 pm
PA GOP governor nominee Doug Mastriano, under fire for Gab ties, says he rejects antisemitism
Mastriano’s statement, posted to social media on Thursday, came days after Gab founder and CEO Andrew Torba unleashed antisemitic tirades in a livestream.
By Andrew Lapin
State Rep. Dan Frankel spoke at a recent press conference calling out Republican gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Doug Mastriano’s use of Gab. The state rep. stood before a crowd that included City Council member Rick Burgess, attorney Jeffrey Letwin, Black Political Empowerment Project founder and CEO Tim Stevens, State Sen. Jay Costa and Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor. (Photo by Kim Rullo)
July 22, 2022, 11:11 am
Local Pittsburgh leaders speak out against Mastriano campaign’s use of Gab
Gubernatorial candidate's social media page is filled with antisemitic comments
By David Rullo
Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano delivers his speech during a rally against vaccination mandates in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dec. 14, 2021. (Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
January 9, 2022, 6:40 pm
Pennsylvania Republican Doug Mastriano enters race for governor with a shofar blast
Mastriano has fashioned a political persona in the style of Donald Trump, cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election and spoken out against vaccine mandates.
By Shira Hanau
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