Jewish House Democrats Urge Biden to Appoint Anti-Semitism Ambassador

Three Jewish House Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to appoint an ambassador-at-large to combat anti-Semitism.

(L-R) Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) speaks outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 21, 2020. (Cheriss May/Getty Images); Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 24, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Three Jewish House Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to appoint an ambassador-at-large to combat anti-Semitism that has emerged in the United States in the wake of violence between Hamas and Israel this month.

In a May 25 letter to the president, Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Elaine Luria (D-Va.), and Kathy Manning (D-N.C.) said that they are “deeply disturbed” by the recent surge of anti-Semitic incidents in the country.