Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who frequently self-identifies as the highest-ranking elected Jewish official in U.S. history and claims that his family name refers to being the Jewish people’s “guardian,” is slated to publish a book titled Antisemitism in America: A Warning next February.
Grand Central Publishing, a Hachette Book Group division, lists Feb. 18 as the publication date for the 224-page book, which sells for $28 in hardcover. It calls the book “urgent and personal,” and states that Schumer “sheds light on the Jewish American experience and sounds the alarm about the troubling resurgence of antisemitism.”
The announcement drew ridicule from some of those who have criticized Schumer in the past.
“It’s been 105 days since the House passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act—and it has been languishing in the Senate ever since,” wrote the Republican Jewish Coalition. “Instead of writing a book, Sen. Schumer should bring the Antisemitism Awareness Act to the floor of the Senate for a vote immediately.”
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) wrote that he has a “great suggestion” for Schumer’s preface. “Pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act immediately. It’s sitting on your desk and has over 75 Senators ready to vote for it,” Lawler wrote. “Once you pass it, then you can claim credit for tackling antisemitism in America.”
“Is this an autobiography?” wrote David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel. (In the past, Friedman has written that Schumer lacks a conscience and is guilty of a “stunning betrayal of Israel.”)
“Did he have to add ‘a warning,’ because people would assume it was a how-to manual?” wrote Karol Markowicz, a prominent conservative writer and commentator.
“Hold my calls,” wrote Seth Mandel, senior Commentary editor and former magazine editor at Washington Examiner.
“If only he was in a position to actually do something/take real action to counter the historic rise of antisemitism that has occurred under his watch,” wrote David Milstein, who advised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
