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|title=Jacob Javits Dies in Florida at 81: 4-Term Senator from New York|author=James F. Clarity|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
|title=Jacob Javits Dies in Florida at 81: 4-Term Senator from New York|author=James F. Clarity|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
Javits opposed the establishment of the former House Un-American Activities Committee, which investigated [[Communism|communist]] subversion. A staunch supporter of [[Israel]], Javits served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee . In the attorney general's race, he successfully rebuffed charges that he had sought support from members of the Communist Party in the his 1946 race for Congress.<ref>{{cite book|title=Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1496806158|isbn=1496806158|author=J. Lee Annis|date=2016|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}</ref> Senator Javits was undoubtedly the most outspoken Republican liberal in Congress.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yes, Virginia, There are Liberal Republicans|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j.../a-closed-mind-is-a-terrib_b_202091.html|publisher=''The Huffington Post''
Javits opposed the establishment of the former House Un-American Activities Committee, which investigated [[Communism|communist]] subversion. A staunch supporter of [[Israel]], Javits served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. In the attorney general's race, he successfully rebuffed charges that he had sought support from members of the Communist Party in the his 1946 race for Congress.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1496806158|isbn=1496806158|author=J. Lee Annis|title=Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi|publisher=Google Books|
date=2016|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}</ref> Senator Javits was undoubtedly the most outspoken Republican liberal in Congress.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yes, Virginia, There are Liberal Republicans|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j.../a-closed-mind-is-a-terrib_b_202091.html|publisher=''The Huffington Post''
|date=May 12, 2009}}</ref> Javits spent most weekdays in [[Washington, D.C.]], while his wife remained in their [[Manhattan]] apartment to pursue her interest in the arts. He hence commuted for twenty-four years to see her.<ref name=nydn/>
|date=May 12, 2009}}</ref> Javits spent most weekdays in [[Washington, D.C.]], while his wife remained in their [[Manhattan]] apartment to pursue her interest in the arts. He hence commuted for twenty-four years to see her.<ref name=nydn/>