For all those who have wondered how American Jews could support the Democrats, let me explain.  It has to do with history and psychology. First, let's remember that humans are entirely emotional creatures.  We make almost all of our decisions based on emotions and then use logic and reason to justify our emotional choices.  Jews, being human, do the same thing. When the Jews began immigrating to America by the millions between 1880 and 1920, they were escaping the pogroms (anti-Jewish riots that included arsons, rapes, and murders) in Russia and Poland (then part of Russia).  They arrived in New York City with just about nothing and found themselves living in the impoverished and violent slums of New York's 5-Points and Lower East Side neighborhoods.  The only jobs they could get were in the garment industry's sweat shops, where they toiled for 12 or 14 hours a day for only pennies.  Life was miserable, and...(Read Full Post)