Opinion: I'm a Jewish feminist and I'm voting for Kamala HarrisNews Sports Autos Entertainment Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals  COMMENTARYOpinion: I'm the daughter of Holocaust survivors. I'm voting for Kamala Harris.Arlene FrankOp-ed contributorI am Jewish. I am a feminist. I am a daughter of immigrants who were Holocaust survivors. I am a mother. I am a lifelong Detroiter. I believe in comprehensive racial and gender equality, economic and social justice and lasting peace for all. Each of these threads weave the tapestry of who I am, and they are the foundation of who I am supporting in the upcoming election.My parents, Holocaust survivors, were the victims of hate, bigotry, and violence — enduring lies about ruining their homeland and blame for every economic and social problem. The lies, blame, xenophobia, antisemitism and anti-immigrant sentiments that are currently being advanced are reminiscent of the Nazi propaganda that forced my father into a concentration camp and my mother to scrub the streets of her beloved Vienna while hate was spewed at her. I choose to support and vote for a president who does not mimic these dangerous tropes, and who embraces the value of the diversity of humanity.As a child of immigrants who began their lives again in America, but who faced discrimination and continued to endure lies about their very being, this election and the vilification of immigrants hits particularly close to home. To be perfectly honest, hearing former President Donald Trump and his supporters disparage and vilify immigrants makes me glad that my parents are no longer alive.As a feminist, I am supporting Harris because of her strong positions on reproductive rights and choice, LGTBQ+ rights, and equality for all human beings. Reproductive rights and choice and autonomy over one’s body are of utmost importance to me, and since Roe was overturned, I support someone whose policies will protect pregnant people’s choices. I appreciate the importance of affordable child care and home health care for our elders, for which women are overwhelmingly responsible, and Harris’ economic plan understands these vital needs.Endorsements:Free Press picks for Michigan US House, Senate and House in Nov. 5 electionNeed a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.Healing the worldI am a progressive Jew who believes in the concept of tikkun olam, repairing the world. I support the right of the people of Israel to live in a democracy in peace, free from terror and the unnecessary loss of innocent lives. And I support the right of the people of Palestine, the West Bank, and Israel’s neighboring countries to live in a democracy in peace, free from terror and the unnecessary loss of innocent lives. And while the political, religious, economic, and cultural intricacies and challenges of creating this situation are beyond what I can knowledgeably propose, I believe that Harris has the genuine desire and ability to work to find an end to the horrific war in the Middle East, is the best choice to work earnestly, resolutely and fairly to bring a solution to fruition, and that a Harris presidency will consider the needs of all the people who inhabit that region in negotiating peace and justice.As a mother, I want to see a world where the next generations can be assured of equality and prosperity that isn’t dependent on the exclusion of others. Where affordable and comprehensive healthcare coverage is available for all, where democracy and our Constitution will be defended and upheld, where economic and social justice and all paying their fair share is valued, where the president will be the president of all Americans and not try to gaslight us.Opinion:Trump is no conservative. We’re Republican men and we’re voting for Kamala HarrisVoting for integrityAs a lifelong Detroiter, I know that the economic policies of a Harris presidency will be far better for my city than those of the undemocratic and totalitarian Project 2025 plan. The economy of our nation, while certainly not perfect, has had good news of late, and with the progressive policies of a Harris presidency addressing human need over corporate greed can continue to bring good news and grow our economy in ways that meet the needs of all.For all these reasons, and many more, I choose to support someone whose beliefs and policies embody the essence of what being Jewish, a feminist, a daughter of immigrants, a mother, and a Detroiter mean to me and are the soul of my expression of self.I am voting for integrity, truth telling, kindness, justice, economic growth and stability, reproductive choice, diversity and equality, democracy, peace, and much more. I am voting for a better, and more beautiful, world for all. I am proudly voting for Kamala Harris.Arlene Frank is a feminist and life-long Detroiter. Submit a letter to the editor atfreep.com/letters and we may publish it online and in print. Opinion: We're Republican men. We cannot go back to the chaos of Donald Trump. Opinion: I'm a Black business owner. I want a president who will work as hard as I do. Opinion: I'm an Arab American activist. We have no choice but to vote for Kamala Harris. Opinion: I'm undergoing IVF treatment to have a child, and I'm voting for Kamala Harris Opinion: I'm the mayor of Flint. Kamala Harris is fighting for us. Opinion: I study nuclear war. Kamala Harris must be our next president. 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As an American Jew and a duel citizen of Isreal I think she has a perfect stance on Israel. Her answer at the debate really summed up how I feel. Israel absolutely has a right to exist and a right to defend themselves BUT the level of destruction and the mass number of civilians deaths is absolutely unnecessary, avoidable, horrific and heartbreaking. 

Bibi is an absolute POS. The Israeli people hate him. Theyve voted him out in THREE elections and hes managed to stay in power anyway. Fuck that guy for making Israel look awful. He is the direct cause of the rise in antisemitism and antisemitic attacks in the US and around the world