Yehuda Kaploun

Kaploun was born in Kfar Chabad, Israel, to a Chabad-Lubavitch family. His parents were emissaries of the Lubavicher Rebbe. Later, his family moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where his father served as a rabbi and educator. He lives in Miami, Florida and is married. A lawsuit filed in 2023 alleges that Kaploun had an affair with a married woman he met at a synagogue in Miami Beach. The lawsuit was settled shortly before his nomination as U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism was announced. Kaploun filed his own lawsuit, accusing the woman's husband of intimidation and harassment. The woman's husband was granted a restraining order from Kaploun. Kaploun denies that the affair occurred. == Political involvement ==

Kaploun claims a long standing relationship with Trump that was struck up while they both lived in New York, but his first recorded involvement with him was a 2018 demonstration of a water collecting technology from Israeli startup Watergen, of which he was upper management, at Mar-a-Lago. In 2020, he held a campaign event aimed at Jewish leaders for Trump that was attended by Mike Pence. Kaploun was nominated as U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism by Donald Trump in May 2025. He has stated universities that tolerate "Jew-free zones" will face consequences. This statement is seemingly referencing now debunked stories appearing in conservative media stating that areas of Berkeley's campus had been marked as off limit to Jewish people during pro-Palestinian protests. == References ==