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Chuck Schumer. Official portrait, 2017. Senate Majority Leader; Incumbent. Assumed office ... He and his family are Jewish, and he is a second cousin, ...
Nov 18, 2016 · Background and Education. Charles Ellis Schumer was born on November 23, 1950 in the New York borough of Brooklyn to parents Abe and Selma. He and his younger siblings, Fran and Robert, were...
2 days ago · Chuck Schumer, American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1998, representing New York in that body the following year. He served as the Senate’s minority leader (2017–21) before becoming majority leader in 2021. Schumer previously was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–99).
Jan 21, 2021 · Schumer became the highest-ranking elected Jewish politician in American history. Ossoff was sworn in as Georgia’s first Jewish senator — on a historic Hebrew Bible and carrying records from...
Mar 15, 2024 · Over 44 painstakingly scripted minutes on the floor of the Senate on Thursday, the majority leader, Chuck Schumer, spoke of his Jewish identity, his love for the State of Israel, his horror...
Mar 9, 2021 · The first Jewish person to hold the top Senate job, Mr. Schumer peppers his speech with Yiddish expressions and phrases like “holy moly.”
Mar 14, 2024 · Thursday 14 March 2024 19:54, UK. Chuck Schumer speaking on the Senate floor in Washington. Pic: Senate TV via AP. Why you can trust Sky News. The most senior Jewish politician in the US has labelled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an obstacle to peace and urged him to call an election.
