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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 477

Gabrielle Giffords

US Vice President Kamala Harris and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, left, speak to the press while making a stop at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. (Ryan Collerd/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
July 24, 2024, 12:33 pm
US Jews excited, and anxious, about potential representation on Democratic ticket
Kamala Harris, whose husband is Jewish, reportedly considering Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Mark Kelly as running mate; both spouse and VP would be firsts for Jewish community
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
2023 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal Gabby Giffords and Sen. Mark Kelly are introduced at the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game between Penn State and Utah Monday, January 2, 2023, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
July 24, 2024, 10:50 am
Mark Kelly, potential Harris VP pick, has Jewish spouse with a striking story
Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, who survived a 2011 assassination attempt, could become country’s second Jewish vice presidential spouse, after Harris’s own husband
By Ron Kampeas
Republican presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump is surrounded by US Secret Service agents as he leaves the stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 14, 2024, 11:40 am
US Jewish lawmakers, leaders condemn suspected attempt to assassinate Trump
Chuck Schumer says political violence has no place; Jewish former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an attempt on her life, declares ‘Political violence is un-American’
By Ron Kampeas
Gabrielle Giffords speaks during a demonstration with victims of gun violence in front of the Supreme Court, on November 3, 2021. (Joshua Roberts/Getty Images via JTA)
December 3, 2021, 1:56 pm
Ex-US lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords celebrates Bat Mitzvah
Gifford, whose injuries after a 2011 shooting make it difficult for her to speak, chants portion at Tucson synagogue
By Shira Hanau
In this screenshot from the DNCC’s livestream of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords addresses the virtual convention on August 19, 2020. (DNCC via Getty Images/JTA)
August 20, 2020, 12:25 pm
Gabby Giffords, Jewish gun-control activists get Democratic convention spotlight
First section of Wednesday’s convention dedicated to gun control; other topics include undocumented migrants and climate change — and especially the rise of women in politics
By Ron Kampeas
Police officers arrive at the scene of a shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey on December 10, 2019. (Kena Betancur/AFP)
December 11, 2019, 3:18 pm
Deadly attack on New Jersey Jews draws condolences, police protection
‘A growing pattern of violent anti-Semitism has now turned into a crisis for our nation,’ says mayor of nearby New York City, announcing extra cops to guard Jewish sites
By ToI Staff
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., right, listens as her husband Mark Kelly, left, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
February 12, 2019, 11:39 pm
Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly announces run for McCain Senate seat
Husband of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived a failed assassination attempt, throws hat in one of the most closely contested races of the 2020 election
By JONATHAN J. COOPER
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., holds a news conference outside a local diner, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Troy, N.Y., the day after she announced her exploratory committee for a White House run. (AP Photo Juana Summers)
January 17, 2019, 6:15 am
5 Jewish things to know about Kirsten Gillibrand, who’s running for president
The Democratic senator from New York is a staunch proponent of women’s rights and was central in calling for the resignation of Al Franken, even if it cost her support
By Ron Kampeas
The New England Patriots customized Boeing 767 passenger jet taxis at T.F. Green Airport, in Warwick, Rhode Island, October 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
March 25, 2018, 7:37 pm
Patriots owner Robert Kraft loans team plane to victims for gun control march
Parkland victims’ families and injured students fly on official team plane to and from Washington for March for Our Lives rally
By JTA
An aerial view of the US Navy littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) during its launch sequence at the Austal USA shipyard, Mobile, Alabama, February 24, 2015. (U.S. Navy photo, public domain)
June 6, 2017, 2:22 pm
Ship named for Gabby Giffords to be commissioned next week
Vessel to carry US flag that ex-lawmaker’s husband wore in space, purple heart left at hospital where she was treated
By JTA
Former Arizona representative Gabby Giffords, wife of astronaut Mark Kelly (R), addresses delegates on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AFP PHOTO / Robyn BECK)
July 28, 2016, 3:18 pm
Gabby Giffords brings down the convention
‘Strong women get things done,’ says former Arizona congresswoman, who was shot in the head in 2011
By Ron Kampeas
A woman in the audience holds a sign that reads "I'm here for the astronaut" as former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly joins Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for a rally at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
January 31, 2016, 4:07 am
Clinton campaigns with Giffords, focuses on gun control
Two days before voting begins in Democratic primary, frontrunner paints opponent Bernie Sanders’s record as pro-gun
By Lisa Lerer
Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Sept. 6th, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Charles Dharapak)
June 15, 2015, 3:39 am
US Navy names ship for ex-congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
Giffords stepped down in January 2012 after gunman shot her, killed 6 people a year earlier at political event in Arizona
By JTA
This Jan. 11, 2014 file photo shows actress Gwyneth Paltrow, left, and her husband, singer Chris Martin at the 3rd Annual Sean Penn & Friends Help Haiti Home Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. Paltrow and Martin are separating after 11 years of marriage. (Photo credit: Colin Young-Wolff /Invision/AP, File)
March 26, 2014, 1:24 am
Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin split
Actress and Coldplay musician married in 2003
By AP and ToI Staff
Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, left, and her husband Mark Kelly tour the New EastCoast Arms Collectors Associates arms fair in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Tim Roske, Pool)
October 15, 2013, 11:53 am
Ex-US Rep. Gabby Giffords attends NY gun show
The face of gun control, Giffords’ appearance is met by applause — and jeering
By AP
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