GA-HD53: These Georgia House candidates are pitching themselves on abortion, guns and Israel

SANDY SPRINGS — Democrat Susie Greenberg noticed the mezuzah, a parchment containing scrolls of Hebrew prayers, affixed to the doorpost on Catherine and Brad Cohen’s home as she asked for their vote in November.

“Having a Jewish voice in the state Legislature is so important at this moment,” said Greenberg, who is Jewish.

Greenberg and incumbent state Rep. Deborah Silcox, a Republican, are locked in a battle for House District 53, one of the most competitive legislative seats in Georgia. Abortion, the economy, gun violence prevention and public safety are high-priority issues for these voters.

But the district spans an affluent area of Buckhead, Sandy Springs and Roswell and contains a large Jewish population, so support for Israel is also top of mind — even though state lawmakers have little impact on U.S. foreign policy.

Greenberg and Silcox are positioning themselves as allies to Israel and the Jewish community one year after Hamas killed about 1,200 Israeli civilians to set off a war that has left about 40,000 Palestinians dead.



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