| − | '''Michael Chertoff''' (born November 28, 1953) is the United States Secretary of Homeland Security including jurisdiction over FEMA for national disaster management, appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] on January 11, 2005. Previously, he served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals, as a federal prosecutor, and as assistant U.S. Attorney General under the Bush Administration. Michael Chertoff's father Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, was the former leader of the B'nai [[Israel]] Congregation in Elizabeth, and El Al flight attendant Livia Chertoff. His grandfather was a [[Talmud]]ic scholar.
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