George Santos now has a Jewish challenger who fled persecution– The Forward
Anna Kaplan, a former state senator who saw the Iranian Revolution, filed paperwork to challenge Santos in 2024.
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Iranian American Women Elected to Public Office from Across the US Release Letter of Solidarity with Women of Iran, Ask Other Officials to Join in Solidarity
The letter, signed by Senator Anna Kaplan, the first and only Iranian-American elected to the New York State Legislature, outlines three main requests of the Biden administration and the global community in order to support the movement for Women, Life, and Freedom in Iran PHOTO CAPTION: Senator Anna Kaplan and student performers at the 2022 NYC Persian Parade Click here to download hi-res image CARLE PLACE, NY (November 3, 2022) - This week, a group of Iranian-American women elected to office across the United States released a letter of solidarity with the women and people of Iran
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Iranian Americans on Long Island show support for people in their homeland who are demanding change
Iranian Americans on Long Island have launched peaceful campaigns recently to show support and solidarity for people in their homeland who are now fighting for change. In Iran, nationwide protests, demonstrations and uprisings are demanding institutional reform after the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, who had been detained by the "morality police" over her
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Iranian American Jews make strides in politics on both coasts, relishing their US freedom
“The more we in the Iranian community get involved in government, the more integrated we become into the fabric of this country,” said attorney Makan Delrahim.
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Anna Kaplan, 57, the first Iranian-American elected to the New York State Senate
Anna Kaplan, born Anna Monahemi in Tabriz, Iran, is the first Iranian-American and the first Jewish refugee elected to the New York State Senate. Kaplan was selected as one of the New York Jewish Week’s 36 to Watch (formerly 36 Under 36). This distinction honors leaders, entrepreneurs and changemakers who are making a difference in New York’s Jewish community. As a child, her
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