Rachel Patron

COLUMNIST

Jewish voters need more from candidates than 'never again'

October 3, 2008

I am a Holocaust survivor and a Florida voter — a primary demographic wooed by Democrats and Republicans. Both parties ask what button they need to press to get this demographic group to vote for them. Answer: the Holocaust.

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Rachel Patron

Rachel Patron

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