The democratic candidate from Vermont that seems to have an incredible following and immense support from the state of Colorado, Bernie Sanders, is actually Jewish! If elected president, he would be the 44th President of the United States, and the first of which to be Jewish.
In an article I came across on the NPR website, I found out that Bernie Sanders is indeed Jewish, even though he really doesn't bring that to his campaign or talk about it at all. The article focuses on his recent visit to Liberty University, a conservative Christian college, and how he spoke afterwards with the Mayor of the town and celebrated the holiday of Rosh Hashanah.
Later on in the article, a good friend of Sanders' and a professor of religion at the University of Vermont said that he can see plenty of parallels between some of the main points of Sanders' campaign and the Jewish tradition. Especially when he talks about things like the need for equality, the need for economic opportunities, and the importance of valuing workers.
Feel the Bern.
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