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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Jewish ex-Navy SEAL wins GOP primary for Missouri governor
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEric Greitens, a Jewish former Navy SEAL, wins the Republican Party primary for Missouri governor and will face Democrat Chris Koster in November.
Greitens served in Iraq from 2003 to 2007 and is the recipient of seven military awards, including a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He is a former Rhodes Scholar with a PhD from Oxford and the author of four books including a collection of inspirational letters to a fellow Navy SEAL struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder.
In a March 2015 interview, Greitens told The Forward that he is “proud to be Jewish,” and that he saw his entry into politics as an extension of the Jewish mandate of tikkun olam.
Thank you! On to November!
Posted by Eric Greitens on Tuesday, August 2, 2016
— JTA
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