(JTA) — This election cycle has involved a record amount of serious candidates and issues of historical significance.
We’ve compiled a guide to where the election’s top candidates — President Donald Trump, and the nine Democrats left with the highest chances of winning the nomination — fall on a range of issues that matter to Jewish voters, from the rise in anti-Semitism unfolding across the country to Israel policy.
Click on each name below to delve into our Jewish 2020 candidates guide.
President Trump is fighting to keep his job 2020. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; design by Grace Yagel)
Former Senator and Vice President Joe Biden is a leading candidate to become the Democratic presidential nominee in 2020. (Preston Ehrler/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; design by Grace Yagel)
Bernie Sanders is vying to become the nation’s first Jewish president. (David Becker/Getty Images; design by Grace Yagel)
Michael Bloomberg looks to make a late impact on the race. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; design by Grace Yagel)
Gone But Not Forgotten
Below are the candidates we profiled who have since dropped out of the 2020 race.
On Jan. 2, 2020, Julian Castro announced that he is withdrawing from the 2020 presidential race.
Julián Castro took a memorable trip to Israel in 2011. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; design by Grace Yagel)
On Jan. 13, 2020, Cory Booker announced that he is withdrawing from the 2020 presidential race.
Cory Booker keeps a Hebrew bible on his desk. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; design by Grace Yagel)
On Feb. 11, 2020, Andrew Yang announced that he is withdrawing from the 2020 presidential race.
Andrew Yang has strong opinions on circumcision. (Win McNamee/Getty Images; design by Grace Yagel)
On Mar. 1, 2020, Peter Buttigieg announced that he is withdrawing from the 2020 presidential race.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the youngest of the remaining Democratic presidential candidates, without a long record on Jewish issues. (Scott Olson/Getty Images; design by Grace Yagel)
Click here to read Pete Buttigieg’s exclusive op-ed on anti-Semitism, Israel and his Jewish experiences written for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
On Mar. 2, 2020, Amy Klobuchar announced that she is withdrawing from the 2020 presidential race.
Amy Klobuchar is popular with the Minnesota Jewish community. (Mario Tama/Getty Images; design by Grace Yagel)
On Mar. 5, 2020, Elizabeth Warren announced that she is withdrawing from the 2020 presidential race.
Elizabeth Warren is one of the frontrunners to be the Democratic nominee. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images; design by Grace Yagel)
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