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No. His ancestry is American (mother's side) and African (father's side). But Michelle Obama has a cousin who is a famous rabbi in Chicago. His name is Rabbi Capers (Shmuel) Funnyé (pronounced fah-NAY).
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∙ 11y agoAbsolutely not. He is also not anti-Israel. There are some internet rumors, spread by his Republican political opponents, that claim he is either anti-Jewish or anti-Israel or both, but his voting record does not support either assertion. (Also, Mr. Obama's wife Michelle has a cousin who is a rabbi, and he has told the media several times that in the many years he has known Barack Obama, he has never encountered any signs of anti-Semitism whatsoever.)
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∙ 11y agoNo, he does not, and contrary to unproven claims made by his political opponents, there is no evidence the president is anti-Jewish. In fact, he is very close friends with several rabbis, and two of his closest advisers are Jewish; Michelle Obama's cousin is also a rabbi and has said that the president is very supportive of Jewish beliefs. President Obama has also held two Passover seders at the White House. He has also expressed his opposition to anti-Semitism, and has been very public in his stance against prejudice.
That said, you may be asking a political question: it is widely reported that the president does not get along with the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr. Netanyahu is a hawk and is very aligned with members of the Republican party in America. But other members of the Israeli government acknowledge that President Obama has been a strong friend of Israel and has repeatedly taken stands to help Israel, even if he does not agree with some of Mr. Netanyahu's policies.
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∙ 11y agoNo, Barack Obama is a Christian. But he has many Jewish friends and advisers, and Michelle Obama's cousin is a famous rabbi. (Interestingly, in an October 2012 survey cited by the Associated Press, 13% of respondents did think Mr. Obama is Jewish.)
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∙ 11y agoNo, he was never Jewish (although interestingly, in a 2012 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, 13% of respondents thought he was!). Mr. Obama was born to a mother who was a non-practicing Christian and to a father who had been a Muslim as a child but left the religion and became an atheist. As a child, Mr. Obama was raised to be spiritual but not religious. He was introduced to Protestant Christianity by his maternal grandparents, who helped raise him. In the late 1980s, when he was dating Michelle and planning to marry her, he decided to re-commit himself to Christianity. But he has never practiced Judaism. However, it should be noted that he is related by marriage to someone Jewish-- Michelle Obama's cousin is a famous rabbi.
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Is Obama Christan or Jewish?
Obama is a Protestant Christian.
Is Michelle Obama Jewish?
No she is Christian
Is Obama's mother Jewish?
No. Obama's mother is a White American of German/Irish ancestry.
What is the percentage of the jewish vote obama will lose in 2012 election?
The percentage of the Jewish vote for President Obama fell slightly, but a large majority of Jews continued to support the president. In 2008, he received 78% (some sources reported 74%); and in 2012, he received 70% of the Jewish vote.
Did Barack Obama convert to Judaism today or last time?
No, he never did. But you may be confusing him with a member of his family: his wife, Michelle Obama, has a cousin who is a rabbi, and the cousin is the one who converted to Judaism, many years ago. Mr. Obama has many friends who are Jewish, and several Jewish advisers, but he aligns himself with Christianity.
What president had a Jewish brother?
President Barack Obama has a half-brother named Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo, born in 1963 and living in China as of November 2009. His father was Barack Obama Sr. and his mother was Ruth Ndesandjo, an American Jew, born Ruth Nidesand. According to Jewish tradition, it is the mother's religion which determines the child's.
What has Romney promised Jewish leaders to win Jewish voters because President Obama has not pardoned the convicted Israeli spy John Pollard?
Romney has not made many inroads with the Jewish community. Like most Republicans, however, he has promised to be less critical of Israeli policy than Barack Obama and has denounced Arab claims to Palestine.
Was Madelyn Dunham Jewish?
Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham, the American maternal grandmother of Barack Obama, was a Methodist.
Is Barack Obama's grandmother Jewish?
No. His maternal grandmother was not born in Hawaii. She was born in Kansas, and so was Barack Obama's mother. Barack Obama's maternal grandparents (Madelyn and Stanley Dunham) moved to Hawaii in the late 1950s and became residents.
What is the least anti-Jewish country in the world besides Israel?
I would say America until Obama came into office,
Is Obama Muslim because his last name is?
Obama is actually Christian, and his last name is African-- he inherited his name from his father. But a last name doesn't define what religion a person is. For example, Michelle Obama's cousin, Capers Funnyé is Jewish and a rabbi. But his last name does not sound typically Jewish. These days, you just cannot tell by a person's name, since they might be adopted, or have inherited a unique family name from an ancestor.
Is Obama Jewish descent?
No. His ancestry is American (mother's side) and African (father's side). But Michelle Obama has a cousin who is a famous rabbi in Chicago. His name is Rabbi Capers (Shmuel) Funnyé (pronounced fah-NAY).
