Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem in 2017.: Jewish communities stand more divided than ever on whether to embrace or denounce Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. On election night in Beverly Hills, Jason Blum, the hot shot horror-movie producer, was accepting an award at the Israel Film Festival. The polls in a string of midterm contests were closing, and Mr. Blum, a vocal critic of President Trump, was talking about how much was at stake.