Religion and governance are fundamentally linked, according to Todd, and have, “been intertwined since the dawn of civilization, so you have to have a deep understanding of religions around the world to understand our political divide.” “It is not good for any institution or religion to be perceived as one party over the other, because the minute you are in this polarizing environment, then all of a sudden the other side is not going to be supportive, is not going to be helpful,” Todd further emphasized. When it comes to reducing the diverse Jewish population to a single viewpoint, Todd expressed that he becomes quite uncomfortable in this regard. Obviously as someone who analyzes this, it is important for me to understand how practicing Catholics vote, non-practicing Catholics, Jews in Florida versus Jews in New York.” He said ‘why do people hate Jewish people’ he didn’t know that, he didn’t get raised that way.”Īs for why he believes it’s important to look into voting patterns of the Jewish people in America, as well as what their significance is in the American political sphere, Todd stated, “I think as a political analyst it’s important to understand how many groups vote. I had to explain the Charlottesville incident to my son. He mentioned how the problem is becoming increasingly apparent in contemporary society in that, “Suddenly my kids are seeing antisemitism at an age I never saw it. Todd mentioned, in addition to this, that he has experienced a degree of antisemitism that he did not believe existed anymore because it had reminded him of stories his mother and grandmother would tell him. But I will tell you, in the last couple of years I have been reminded of my Jewish background by plenty of random people on social media – let’s just say it’s not positive reinforcement.”
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I’ve never thought about it as a professional image. However, Todd expressed in relation to his Jewish background, “I’ve never defined myself, professionally, as Jewish. With this newfound intrigue into his identity, he has become more involved with his local temple and cited his Jewish faith as being one of the main sources of his set of values. Todd noted in his opening remarks that, “In the last two years, I’ve never felt more Jewish.” One of the overarching themes of the lecture was his heightened interest and awareness of his Jewish identity in regards to its relation to the contentious and equally complex modern American political landscape over the course of the past five years or so. As of now, he is an avid contributor to publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post and Atlantic Monthly, of which he is a contributing editor.Įllen Umansky, Ph.D., the director of the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies, highlighted that, “Chuck Todd’s wide range of knowledge of American politics, his great attention to details, his enthusiasm for wrestling with thorny political issues and most recently, his passionate defense of the first amendment, have helped make ‘Meet the Press’ in both his daily and weekend incarnations, must-see T.V.
He had the opportunity to moderate one of the presidential candidate forums in Iowa during the 2004 election cycle. Over the course of the 2008 presidential election, Todd consistently contributed to several television news outlets.
and the surrounding locale.įurthermore, Todd is also the political director of NBC News, which entails running all of the news division’s political reporting, as well as overseeing political analysis. Todd is currently the editor of “First Read,” which is an NBC guide to political news and prevalent trends in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining “Meet the Press,” Todd was the NBC News chief White House correspondent from 2008-14 and hosted MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” from 2010-14. Quick Center for the Arts on Tuesday, April 10, where he focused on the subject of Jewish identity in the contemporary American political climate. The Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies hosted a lecture by Chuck Todd, a well-known journalist and moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The event took place at the Regina A.
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