According to a recent book by Michael Wolff, magazine writer known for his swift, engaging style, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, the most well-known Jewish members of Donald Trump’s family, made it clear they would not support him after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. Wolff’s new book, “All or Nothing,” was released this week, shortly after the events it discusses, focusing on Trump’s successful 2024 presidential campaign.
The book dives into the campaign’s dramatic journey from the low point following January 6 to its eventual triumph, with a notable focus on Trump’s ongoing legal battles during that time. Throughout the story, there are numerous references to Jewish figures, especially Trump’s Jewish advisor Boris Epshteyn, who appears at the beginning and end of the narrative.
Here are five notable Jewish insights from Wolff’s reporting:

• Trump’s team tried to persuade him to avoid comparing himself to Nazi victims. After he was indicted on federal conspiracy charges, Trump claimed he was being persecuted in a manner similar to the Nazis’ treatment of their victims, a comparison that drew criticism from American Jewish organizations. According to Wolff, Trump was fixated on the idea, stating, “The entire political team, along with panicky lawyers, tried to talk him out of the Nazi references, but Trump was adamant.”
• Trump found his meetings with Miriam Adelson, the casino magnate who continued her late husband Sheldon’s legacy of supporting Republican candidates, to be unenjoyable. Wolff quotes Trump saying, “She is so boring. She just goes on and on,” and later remarking that he believed she was lying to him about her plan to support his campaign. Despite this, Trump eventually received more than $100 million from Adelson, and she had a significant presence at his inauguration.
• After Trump’s 2020 election defeat, Kushner and Ivanka Trump distanced themselves from him, relocating to Miami where Kushner focused on business ventures. Wolff humorously notes that “it was a Trumpworld joke that Jared was a wholly owned entity of the House of Saud.” Following the October 7 attack on Israel, Ivanka and Kushner refused to publicly support Trump or issue a statement denouncing claims of antisemitism, even as Trump criticized the Israeli leadership for the attack. As Wolff reports, Kushner said, “No, Ivanka and I aren’t going to do that. We’re not going to go and put our name on something and get in the middle of things. That’s just not what we’re going to do this time.”
• During the campaign, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro remarked that Trump was “obsessed” with him as Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris considered him for her running mate. Wolff supports this claim, writing, “If putting Shapiro on the ballot gave Harris Pennsylvania, Trump was convinced, he’d lose the election.” Trump and his team also speculated that Shapiro might prefer running for president in 2028 rather than risk losing the vice-presidency. Ultimately, Harris chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and Shapiro remained a popular figure in Pennsylvania, which Trump narrowly won along with other key swing states.
• After House Speaker Mike Johnson’s successful visit to Columbia University to criticize the pro-Palestinian student protests, he urged Trump to follow suit, but Trump rejected the idea. Wolff recounts Trump saying, “No students, no students!”—a reflection of his political strategy to only engage with supportive audiences. Following his inauguration, Trump signed an executive order to combat antisemitism on college campuses and proposed deporting foreign students who support terrorist organizations.

{Matzav.com}