Tom Steyer launches presidential bid citing Jewish father
In a four-minute video posted on social media, the hedge fund billionaire cited his Jewish father’s service in the U.S. Navy in World War II and then afterward as a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials
Tom Steyer, founder of NextGen Climate, speaks during the California Democratic Convention in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 1, 2019. (photo credit: REUTERS/STEPHEN LAM)ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA