Sen. S. H. Cohen, a Labor Party member in the Australian Senate since 1961, has been elected deputy leader of the opposition in the Senate at a federal Labor Party caucus. He is an active member of the Victoria Jewish community.
Sen. Cohen is the only Jewish member of the Austrian Parliament and his election as deputy leader marks the first occasion in more than a generation of a Jew to any kind of leadership post in any Parliaments, federal or state, in Australia. Over the years, there have been many Jewish members of Parliament and local legislatures but there are now only two in New South Wales Legislature and one in Victoria.
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