1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminU.S. Congress Reconvened; Has 11 Jewish Members; One Less Than in 1961 - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5jB59dBGAG"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/u-s-congress-reconvened-has-11-jewish-members-one-less-than-in-1961">U.S. Congress Reconvened; Has 11 Jewish Members; One Less Than in 1961</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/u-s-congress-reconvened-has-11-jewish-members-one-less-than-in-1961/embed#?secret=5jB59dBGAG" width="600" height="338" title="“U.S. Congress Reconvened; Has 11 Jewish Members; One Less Than in 1961” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="5jB59dBGAG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The second session of the 87th Congress opened today with one less Jewish Congressman than it had during the first session last year. Missing is Democrat Lester Holtzman, who represented New York’s Sixth District of Queens, who was elected to the New York State Supreme Court. The vacancy will be filled by a special election […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315