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Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexico’s first female and first Jewish president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said her mother was born in Mexico. Geneological documents show she was born in Bulgaria and survived the Holocaust. Illustration by Odeya Rosenband. (Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg via Getty Images and the Jewish Documentation and Research Center of Mexico.)
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¿Sobrevivió la familia de Claudia Sheinbaum al Holocausto y lo mantuvo en secreto?

by Andrew Silverstein June 14, 2024June 14, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Read this article in English. Claudia Sheinbaum, que la […]

Claudia Sheinbaum on May 5, 2024, about a month before winning the Mexican presidential election. (Photo/Twitter @Claudiashein)
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I’m a Mexican Jew. I wish Claudia Sheinbaum would embrace the complexity of our shared heritage

by Ben Raab June 6, 2024
Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during the 2024 closing campaign event in Mexico City, Mexico, May 29, 2024. (Photo/JTA/Brigette Reyes/ObturadorMX/Getty Images)
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Jewish liberal Claudia Sheinbaum likely to win this week’s Mexican presidential election, polls show

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 30, 2024

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