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Trump’s new White House ballroom architect is a Jewish immigrant who has advocated for refugees

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

(JTA) — After parting ways with the first architect hired to carry out his vision for the White House’s East Wing, President Donald Trump has picked a replacement — turning […]

President Joe Biden poses for a selfie with Amanda Berman, the founder and executive director of the Zioness Movement, during a celebration marking Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House, May 16, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
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Antisemitism is the focus at a Jewish American Heritage Month event at the White House

by Ron Kampeas May 17, 2023
Doug Emhoff (center), husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks during a roundtable about the rise of antisemitism with White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice (left) and Senior Advisor to the President for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, Dec. 7, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
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How a tiny student group ended up at the White House antisemitism roundtable

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward December 8, 2022
President Joe Biden delivers a keynote speech at the United We Stand Summit in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 15, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Mandel Nagan-AFP via Getty Images)
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A White House summit tackles right-wing extremism with talk of security, hugs — and Christian forgiveness

by Ron Kampeas and JTA September 29, 2022
President Joe Biden delivers remarks before a menorah lighting ceremony in celebration of Hanukkah in the East Room of the White House, Dec. 1, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Anna Moneymaker-Getty Images)
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Biden to host first-ever White House Rosh Hashanah party

by Ron Kampeas and JTA September 21, 2022
(From left) Cissie Swig, Vice President Kamala Harris, Sam Lauter (in back) and Rabbi Sydney Mintz at the White House Hanukkah party, Dec. 1, 2021. (Photo/Instagram)
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Local Jewish leaders rep Bay Area at White House Hanukkah party

by J. Staff and JTA December 2, 2021December 3, 2021
Moshe Margareten lights candles at the White House Hanukkah party in 2019. (Screenshot/JTA)
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The (more modest, less partisan) White House Hanukkah party is back!

by Jacob Kornbluh and Forward November 29, 2021November 29, 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) meets President Joe Biden in the Oval Office, Aug. 27, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Sarahbeth Maney-Pool-Getty Images)
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Biden and Bennett focus on Iran in first meeting: ‘If diplomacy fails, we’re ready to turn to other options’

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 27, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff participate in a virtual White House seder, March 25, 2021. (Screenshot)
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Doug Emhoff hosts the White House’s first online Passover seder

by Ron Kampeas and JTA March 26, 2021
Evening light falls on the White House nine days after the presidential election in Washington, DC. on Nov. 12, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
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The lame-duck that kicked butt: What Trump can do as he walks out the door

by Ron Kampeas and JTA November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

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