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'''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, NJ and his mother, Livia Chertoff, was an El Al flight attendant .  His grandfather was a [[Talmud]]ic scholar.

'''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 to succeed [[Tom Ridge]].  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, NJ and his mother, Livia Chertoff, was an El Al flight attendant .  His grandfather was a [[Talmud]]ic scholar.

According to CNN.com, senior officials of the Bush Administration have indicated that Chertoff will likely be tapped as a replacement to Attorney General [[Alberto R. Gonzales]], who resigned on August 27, 2007. [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/27/chertoff.ag/index.html?iref=newssearch]

According to CNN.com, senior officials of the Bush Administration have indicated that Chertoff will likely be tapped as a replacement to Attorney General [[Alberto R. Gonzales]], who resigned on August 27, 2007. [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/27/chertoff.ag/index.html?iref=newssearch]