1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vwXSl8P37X"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/jewish-governors-in-oregon-and-new-mexico-and-nine-jewish-congressmen-head-long-list-of-successful-j">Jewish Governors in Oregon and New Mexico and Nine Jewish Congressmen Head Long List of Successful J</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/jewish-governors-in-oregon-and-new-mexico-and-nine-jewish-congressmen-head-long-list-of-successful-j/embed#?secret=vwXSl8P37X" width="600" height="338" title="“Jewish Governors in Oregon and New Mexico and Nine Jewish Congressmen Head Long List of Successful J” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="vwXSl8P37X" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> With the complete election returns from all parts of the country now at hand the results show that for the first time in the history of American Jewry two Jews were elected governors of their respective states and nine Jews were elected to Congress, eight of them incumbents. In New York, Lt. Gov. Herbert Lehman […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315