I represent an emerging group of leaders within the Jewish community who are conservatives; not just fiscal conservatives, but social conservatives as well.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Working with the Jewish community is essential to me and what I stand for.
My own electorate, which I represented for 36 years as an anti-apartheid politician, had a considerable number of Jewish voters supporting me throughout my career.
As an adult, I've always found the stereotype that Jews are liberal a curious one; my parents' circle was predominantly conservative, not just on Israel but on most political issues. Most of all, they were intensely (and this is a word I remember repeating in my own angry adolescent dialogues with myself) tribal.
Fiscally I'm very conservative... others say that I'm socially moderate.
I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression.
I'm a member of the American legion and VFW, patron member of the Jewish War Veterans.
I'm a conservative, but with a focus on average people. For instance, I support Social Security and Medicare.
We have some Jewish members of Congress, not a lot but there's a bunch of us.
I believe that for the small numbers of Jewish people in the United States, they exercise a tremendous amount of influence on the affairs of government.
I am a peace supporting Jew.