Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
Hector Vivas/Getty Images Claudia Sheinbaum of arrives to give a speech after the first results released by Mexican election authorities show her with a commanding lead in the presidential election on June 03, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico.
(JTA) - Claudia Sheinbaum swept to victory in Mexico's presidential election Sunday, giving the country of more than 120 million a woman leader and a Jewish leader for the first time.
Sheinbaum's election makes Mexico by far the biggest country to have a Jewish head of state. Only Israel (9.5 million) and Ukraine (38 million) currently have Jewish leaders.
Sheinbaum's Jewish ties are centered mostly on her family story - her grandparents came to Mexico after fleeing persecution in Europe - and local Jews say she is not involved in Mexico's Jewish community today. Still, her election marks a de...
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