Number of Jewish lawmakers worldwide reaches record high

[oberliner]

Tuesday's U.S. elections brought the number of Jewish parliamentarians worldwide to an all-time high, according to the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians.

Following yesterday's results, the number of Jews in the Senate rose from 11 to 13 and in the House of Representatives from 26 to 30. However, the United States is still only in third place worldwide for the number of Jewish legislators, after Israel and Britain.

Britain, despite having a Jewish community 20 times smaller than that of the United States, has 59 Jewish members of parliament, including 18 in the House of Commons and 41 in the House of Lords. The latter number includes seven barons whose seats in the house were hereditary until recently. However, the umbrella organization of British Jewry said that in fact, the number of Jews in the House of Lords is even higher, totaling at least 46.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/785642.html

[rockymountaindem]

1. Well, nobody else seems to want to touch this, so I'll go ahead and say it

Hooray for us!

[MannyGoldstein]

2. The Protocols of Our Elders Are Working Well...

Calm down.

Just kidding.

:evilgrin:

[originalpckelly]

3. I'm not Jewish, but I think this is COOL!!!!

:woohoo:

It's also the same for women!

[Kingshakabobo]

4. Does this include Senator Maccaca's loss? nt

[oberliner]

5. Meet your newly-elected Jewish House and Senate Dems:

House:

Ron Klein D-FL (Democratic state senator and Jewish activist, unseated Rep. Clay Shaw, a 26-year House veteran and Republican heavy hitter)

Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ(Democratic state senator, beat Republican Randy Graf, a former state representative, for the seat of retiring Republican Rep. Jim Kolbe)

John Yarmuth D-KY(the publisher of an alternative newspaper — and a Jewish Community Center director—defeated Rep. Anne Northup, a Republican and Bush loyalist)

Steve Kagen D-WI (doctor and a Democrat who bested John Gard, the Republican speaker of the state assembly in the race to replace Rep. Mark Green, who gave up the seat for an unsuccessful run for the governor’s mansion)

Paul Hodes D-NH (lawyer and children’s musician, unseated Rep. Charles Bass, a six-term Republican)

Senate:

Ben Cardin D-MD(Democrat who defeated Michael Steele)

Bernie Sanders I-VT(I think we all know Bernie!)

[Coexist]

6. All Your Temples are Belong to Us.

Just following the theme.

[American Jesus]

7. Speaking as the King of the Jews

I'd have to say this is a good thing.