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As word spread this week of Troy's
departure and Neusner's ascension,
Jewish officials had kind words for the
new liaison.
"He's certainly familiar with the lay
of the land," said Nathan Diament,
director of the Orthodox Union's
Institute for Public Affairs. "He has a
very good personality and a very good
temperament for the demands of this
position."
Neusner said he was excited about
the new opportunity. "I'm familiar with
the Jewish community from having
he White House has enlist-
ed a familiar family name to
serve as the new liaison to
the Jewish community.
Noam Neusner, currently a domestic
policy speechwriter in the White
House, was given the additional portfo-
lio last week. He replaces Tevi Troy,
who held the post for less than a year
and is moving to President Bush's re-
election campaign, where
he will serve in the policy
department.
Neusner, a former
Detroit Jewish News staff
writer, is the son of Jacob
Neusner, a prominent
rabbi and author of hun-
dreds of books on Judaism.
Father and son collaborat-
ed on The Book of Jewish
Wisdom: The Talmud of the
Well-Considered Life, pub-
lished in 1996, and The
Noam Neusner with President Bush in the Oval Office.
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grown up with it," he said. "It's certain-
During the Cold War Era, which came
ly an asset to know some of the players
out in 1995.
Noam Neusner's grandfather, Samuel in advance."
Neusner grew up in Providence, RI.,
Neusner, founded the Connecticut
and studied in Jewish day school before
Jewish Ledger newspaper.
attending public high school and Johns
Noam Neusner worked as senior edi-
Hopkins University.
tor at U S. News & World Report before
He met his wife, Andrea, at Camp
joining the Bush administration in
Ramah and began his journalism career
November 2002. He has crafted much
of the president's language on economic with stints at the Baltimore Jewish Times
and the Detroit Jewish News.
policy, and sat in on meetings between
He covered education and business
key administration officials and Jewish
for the Tampa Tribune before moving
communal leaders.
to Bloomberg and then U.S. News.
Neusner will continue to serve as a
Troy, whose official position with the
speechwriter. Jewish leaders said
Bush campaign hasn't been announced,
Neusner's family name will be an asset
was well regarded for reaching out to
in the community.
a large, diverse group of Jewish
"He's got a great understanding of
organizations.
the Jewish community and a long his-
"He served both the community
tory of working with the community
and within the community," said Adam and the president well," Diament
said, noting that Troy changed the
Goldman, who served as Bush's liaison
nature of the position by filling sig-
from 2001 to 2003.
nificant responsibilities at the White
Neusner likely will share the job of
House at the same time as he held
reaching out to the Jewish community
the Jewish portfolio. That allowed the
with staff from the Bush-Cheney re-
election campaign, which is working to community to be in contact with the
administration outside of the liaison
galvanize Jewish votes for Bush in sev-
office. II
eral key states.