Not only has Congressman Rahm Emanuel been appointed as President-Elect Obama’s Chief of Staff, but a record number of Jews have been elected to Congress. The story fromThe Forward:
Record Number of Jews slated for next U.S. Congress
By Brett Lieberman and Rebecca Spence, The ForwardWhen the new Congress debuts in January 2009, a record 45 Jews will take the oath of office: 32 in the House of Representatives and – regardless of the outcome in the still-contested Minnesota election – 13 Jews in the Senate.
Among the three newcomers to the House are a young, gay, multimillionaire entrepreneur; a seasoned veteran of New Jersey’s rough-and-tumble politics, and a wealthy attorney who poured $2 million of his own money into a raucous campaign that now gives him the right to say he represents Mickey Mouse.