Giffords was Arizona's first Jewish congress rep, too?

[villager]

Just read that online.

Being Jewish myself -- and given the present climate -- that adds yet another horrific "tier" to the shooting...

[Kolesar]

1. What a creepy series of headlines for this afternoon

I need some good news for a change. kick

[Change Happens]

2. Can people confirm she is Jewish?

[suston96]

3. Jewish? Really? She and husband went to Rome for Christmas.......

....and attended Midnight Mass at St. Peters.

Heard that on CNN from Dana Bash.

[suston96]

8. Yes. she was Jewish

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Giffords

Scroll toward bottom.

[Hippo_Tron]

10. Being Jewish doesn't preclude one from attending mass on Christmas

[DesertRat]

4. She and her parents went to the Vatican for mass on Christmas.

[villager]

5. Perhaps it's an intermarriage. Confirmed at NJDC site:

http://www.njdc.org/site/page/gabrielle_giffords

[RadicalTexan]

6. She is Jewish

http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/14643

[villager]

7. May have been Arizona's first Jewish congress*woman*, more specifically

n/t

[Behind the Aegis]

9. Could be a factor or not. As this unfolds, more will be known.

[Behind the Aegis]

11. more info

Giffords' parents are Spencer J. Giffords and Gloria Kay Fraser Giffords. Giffords is Arizona's first Jewish Congresswoman.<37> She is a member of Congregation Chaverim in Tucson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Giffords#Personal_life

[Xicano]

12. The shooter posted on his youtube page that Mein Kampf was one of his books

Link to his youtube page:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10