![Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY), right, greets Ilan Grapel, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen who had been a former Ackerman intern, on Oct. 27, 2011, following the latter’s release from imprisonment in Egypt.](https://stljewishlight.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/9342bf87f90820d22bc8441ac646a68d.jpg)
On Capitol Hill, Gary Ackerman served with a sharp wit and a stubborn candor
By Ron Kampeas, JTA
• Published March 20, 2012
Seven of Obama’s 35 campaign chairs are Jewish
By Ron Kampeas, JTA
• Published February 22, 2012
Pew poll suggests Jewish shift to GOP
JTA
• Published February 3, 2012
![Susie Turnbull, left,
then the chairwoman of the Maryland Democratic Party, chatting with
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) at a party event in October 2010.
Cardin and Turnbull, now the chairwoman of Jewish Women
International, participated in a meeting of Jewish leaders and
Democratic senators on July 13, 2011. Photo: Edward Kimmel via
Creative Commons](https://stljewishlight.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/31a583ef625ec8d3386b04d9c0ab7dc4.jpg)
Senate Democrats to Jews: Help us on budget and on Obama’s Israel record
By Ron Kampeas, JTA
• Published July 20, 2011
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