A note of interest about prominent Jews in our Federal government...

1. Which sitting US Senator had the most Jewish grandparents?

a. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D, California)
b. Senator George Allen (R, Virginia)
c. Senator Hillary Clinton (D, New York)
d. Senator Ted Kennedy (D, Mass)

answer ..a.
Of the three, only Senator Feinstein is Jewish and she wins with 3 Jewish grandparents (although not her mother's mother), Senator Allen had 2 (his mother's parents) and Senator Clinton had a Jewish step-grandfather.
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2. The late Israel Goldfarb was the father-in-law of:

a. Senator Russ Feingold (D, Wisconsin)
b. Senator Arlen Specter (R, Pennsylvania)
c. Senator Harry Reid (D, Nevada -Incoming Majority Leader)
d. Senator Trent Lott (R. Miss)

answer..c.
Incoming Majority Leader Reid's father-in-law was a Jewish immigrant from the Ukraine named Israel Goldfarb, who came to America early in the 20th century. Most of his family perished in the Holocaust. Senator Reid and his wife are practicing Mormons.

Senator Specter, a practicing Jew, late father-in-law was Jewish.

Senator Feingold has had a Jewish father-in-law and a non-Jewish one and currently is father-in-law-less.
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3. Which Member of Congress has the most Jewish grandchildren?

a. Representative Steve Israel (D, New York)
b. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D, California - Speaker of the House)
c. Representative Eric Cantor (R, Virginia).
d. Senator Barack Obama

answer..b.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is not Jewish, has 2 Jewish grandchildren. Congressmen Israel and Cantor are Jewish, but not yet grandparents.
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4. The current Holy Book controversy in Washington stems from

a. The first Muslim elected to Congress wanting to take the oath on the Koran
b. Jews wanting to be able to take the oath with a Torah
c. Christians insisting on being sworn in with the New Testament.
d. Bibles found flushed down the toilets of the Capitol building.

answer ..a.
Incoming Congressman Keith Ellison, a practicing Muslim, plans to take the Oath of Office in January holding the Koran.

Jews and Christians have been taking the oath holding their holy scriptures since the founding of the republic.
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5. The current US Jewish population is hovering around 2% of America 's 300,000,000 people.

Which of the following is true?

a. The Supreme Court is more than 20% Jewish - the largest number of Jews in history.
b. The new US Senate will be 13% Jewish - the largest number of Jews in history.
c. The new US House will be 8% Jewish - the largest number of Jews in history.
d. All of the above

answer..d.
All of the above! We should be proud!

I guess another miracle of modern American Jewish life is that the Chairman of the Republican National Committee is a practicing Jew, Ken Mehlman, who celebrated becoming Bar Mitzvah at age 13.

The Chairman of the Democratic National Committee is Howard Dean, a practicing Christian, whose Jewish son celebrated becoming Bar Mitzvah at age 13.