President Donald Trump welcomed a wide-ranging group of Jewish leaders to the White House on Monday in a Pesach gathering that brought together representatives from across the religious and communal spectrum.
Among those in attendance were Antisemitism Envoy Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, Chabad representative Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Agudah CEO Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, and Holocaust Memorial Council Chairman Jeffrey Miller.
Also present were Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski and former Hamas hostage Edan Alexander, who attended alongside his parents. Additional participants included Rabbi Meir Soloveitchik, representatives from the Satmar community, New Square Mayor Izzy Spitzer, Rabbi Moshe Margaretten, and Harold Loss, a Reform rabbi from West Bloomfield, Michigan, whose congregation was recently targeted in an attempted terror attack by a Hezbollah-aligned suspect.
During the gathering, Trump expressed appreciation for the Jewish leaders present and for the broader Jewish community, offering Passover greetings and reflecting on the significance of the holiday.
The event also included a call-in from Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
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