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Henrietta Szold (1860–1945), Zionist leader and founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Bernice Tannenbaum (1913–2015), activist with Hadassah Joseph Trumpeldor (1880–1920), born in the Russian Empire, involved in the organisation of the Zion Mule Corps which assisted in Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine
Died in office. The only Holocaust survivor to have served in the United States Congress. [151] Chuck Schumer: Democratic: NY (several) January 3, 1981: January 3, 1999: 6,574 (18 years, 0 days) Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate [29] Bob Shamansky: Democratic: OH-12: January 3, 1981: January 3, 1983: 730 (2 years, 0 days ...
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) (Hebrew: ההסתדרות הציונית האמריקאית) is an American nonprofit pro-Israel organization. Founded in 1897, as the Federation of American Zionists, it was the first official Zionist organization in the United States.
The U.S. Congress passed the first joint resolution stating its support for a homeland in Palestine for the Jewish people on September 21, 1922. [13] The same day, the Mandate of Palestine was approved by the Council of the League of Nations. Zionist lobbying in the United States aided the creation of the State of Israel in 1947–48.
There were 36 Jewish members of the 116th United States Congress, which sat from 2019 to 2021, an increase from 30 during the 115th United States Congress. In the 117th United States Congress, there were 26 Jewish lawmakers in the U.S House of Representatives, all but two of them members of the Democratic Party. [1]
It represented nine nationwide Zionist organizations in matters related specifically to Zionism, following the establishment of Israel. It was founded as a tax-exempt umbrella organization of American Jewish groups, which focused on Israel and included the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), Hadassah , and other Zionist organizations active ...
The following list reports the religious affiliation of the members of the United States House of Representatives in the 118th Congress.In most cases, besides specific sources, the current representatives' religious affiliations are those mentioned in regular researches by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life at the Pew Research Center.
Daniel Ankeles, Member of the Maine House of Representatives [122] Simcha Felder, Member of the New York State Senate [123] Lazarus Joseph (1891–1966), NY State Senator and New York City Comptroller; Loretta Weinberg, former Majority Leader of the New Jersey Senate [124]