‘The Jews and The Left,’ a sweeping political history

Published July 19, 2026 6:05am ET



The question my non-Jewish friends and acquaintances have most often asked me about Jews is: Why are so many Jews Democrats? I’ve always answered as a Jewish conservative living among the Jewish Democratic majority. However, NewsNation’s Batya Ungar-Sargon offers an insider’s take in her new book, The Jews and the Left.

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