why is roy moore's wife statement about lawyer being a jew wrong

by Tianna Weber 3 min read

Kayla Moore, the wife of politically-embattled Republican Roy Moore, commented that “one of our attorneys is a Jew” in an apparent response to accusations of anti-Semitism against the Roy Moore campaign. It turns out the Jewish lawyer she had in view self-identifies as a Messianic Jew. First Fruits of Zion

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Who is Kayla Moore?

Kayla Moore, the wife of Alabama's Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, tried to defend her husband from accusations of anti-Semitism on Monday night by pointing out that one of their attorneys in Jewish.

Who is Matthew Rozsa?

Matthew Rozsa is a staff writer for Salon. He holds an MA in History from Rutgers University-Newark and is ABD in his PhD program in History at Lehigh University. His work has appeared in Mic, Quartz and MSNBC.