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Chuck Schumer makes history as the highest-ranking elected Jewish official ever (JTA) – Chuck Schumer could not let the moment pass without mentioning its Jewish history. Georgia’s new senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, were sworn in on Wednesday, Jan. 20, making Schumer the new Senate majority leader – the first-ever Jew in that powerful role. Never afraid to reference his Yiddishkeit, Schumer recalled his roots in an address in the Senate chamber. And he got biblical, too. “With the swearing in of these three senators, the Senate will turn to Democratic control … under the ...
Chuck Schumer could not let the moment pass without mentioning its Jewish history. Georgia’s new senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, were sworn in on Wednesday, making Schumer the new Senate majority leader — the first-ever Jew in that powerful role. Never afraid to reference his Yiddishkeit, Schumer recalled his roots in an address in the Senate chamber. And he got biblical, too. “With the swearing in of these three senators, the Senate will turn to Democratic control … under the first New York-born majority leader in American history,” he said. “A kid from Brooklyn, the so...
2,406 shares US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters at the US Capitol in Washington, January 21, 2021. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP) JTA — Chuck Schumer could not let the moment pass without mentioning its Jewish history. Georgia’s new senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, were sworn in on Wednesday, making Schumer the new Senate majority leader — the first-ever Jew in that powerful role. Never afraid to reference his Yiddishkeit, Schumer recalled his roots in an address in the Senate chamber. And he got biblical, too. “With the swearing-in of these th...