A Quizbook of Jewish Trivia Facts & Fun
Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and personal attorney to President Donald Trump, is in the news because of his controversial appearance in Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. In the film, Giuliani was being interviewed in a hotel room by Borat’s daughter, and at some point he put his hand in his pants (according to Giuliani he was tucking in his shirt). Rudy Giuliani once controversially said the following about someone who is Jewish: “I’m more of a Jew than [he/she] is.” Whom was he referring to?
Rudy Giuliani - Caricature by DonkeyHotey is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
A. Former Democratic New York mayor Ed Koch, when Rudy ran against him in the mayoral contest of 1989 (both men lost, with David Dinkins becoming mayor).
B. Investor and philanthropist George Soros, whom many on the right criticize because of his support for progressive causes.
C. Michael Bloomberg, who ran for mayor at the end of Rudy Giuliani’s two terms. Giuliani endorsed Bloomberg at the time, but the two men started feuding when Bloomberg began his short-lived campaign for the presidency against Donald Trump in 2019.
D. Barbara Streisand, who spoke at the annual meeting of the Jewish Democratic Council of America in October, 2019, criticizing Giuliani for his involvement in the Trump Ukraine scandal.
E. Jesus Christ, who supposedly retweeted Joe Biden’s comment about Rudy Giuliani, “There’s only three things he mentions in a sentence – a noun, a verb, and 9/11.”
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