Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of an American president or vice president, said his purpose on Sunday was to “send a message to the Jewish community of Pittsburgh, to the country, and to the world, that we must never forget what the poison of antisemitism can do.”
Ceremony marks beginning of rebuild for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shooting
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MILFORD, Pa. — Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff told Jewish youth that the Biden White House has "got your back" during a visit to his old summer camp Thursday as the U.S. suffers an uptick in antisemitic incidents and waning Democratic support for Israel.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff to Jewish youth: 'We have your back'
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