As 2019 comes to an end, it’s time to look back at some of the
RJC’s greatest hits of the year and look ahead to what’s in store for
2020.
The highlight of the year was our Annual Leadership Meeting in
Las Vegas, where President Donald Trump gave a rousing address
to an audience of over 2,000 Jewish Republicans. That same
day, RJC leaders welcomed Vice President Mike Pence
to the stage, as well as a terrific group of other speakers. Read all
about it and see the photos here;
you can watch videos of the speakers here.
Don’t miss the video of our national chairman, Sen.
Norm Coleman, delivering his version of “Dayenu”
and listing all the great things that President Trump has done for
Jewish Americans and for the state of Israel.
Our grassroots events this year have covered a wide range of
speakers and topics, with a focus on national security, the danger of
a nuclear Iran, our relationship with Israel, and the threats facing
Israel and our community.
We were honored to host two fantastic events with Speaker
Newt Gingrich, in Los Angeles in May and in Florida
in November. Speaker Gingrich talked about what’s at stake in the 2020
elections and what the elections mean for the American Jewish
community. The Palm Beach Post covered
the event.
In addition, many RJC members across the country had the
opportunity to meet with their state senators and representatives,
state GOP leaders, and candidates for office at local RJC events.
The RJC was loud and proud in 2019, holding Democrats
accountable for anti-Semitic and anti-Israel statements and actions
and praising President Trump for his strong pro-Israel actions this
year, including:
• Announcing that the US recognizes Israel’s
sovereignty over the Golan Heights;
• Reversing the Obama administration policy on Israeli
settlements, declaring that Israeli civilian settlements are
not inherently illegal under international law;
• And extending the protections of Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 to Jewish students facing
anti-Semitism on college campuses.
Visit our Newsroom
to see all the RJC statements and op-eds from
2019.
Another highlight of the year was the release of our
first digital ad of the 2020 campaign cycle in November, with
a $50,000 buy on Facebook, YouTube and other media. The ad, called
“Shanda,”
showed how the radical Left has taken the reins of the Democratic
Party and what that means for the American Jewish
community.
“Shanda”
is the first ad in our aggressive $10 million campaign to bring Jewish
voters to the GOP in 2020.
We’re also preparing our ground game and hiring extra staff to
run our grassroots outreach efforts. We're preparing to enlist
thousands of volunteers to work the phones and knock
on doors in key battleground states to get out the Jewish vote for
President Trump and Republicans running for Senate and
House.
