U.S. Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) acknowledged he has Jewish roots. “I embrace and take great pride in every aspect of my diverse heritage, including my Lumbroso family line’s Jewish heritage, which I learned about from a recent magazine article and my mother confirmed,” Allen said in a statement on his Web site.
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