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'''Rahm Emanuel''' (b. 1959) is an American politician from [[Illinois]]. Mr. Emanual is a [[Democrat]]. He served as President [[Clinton]]'s chief of staff and as a US Congressman from Illinois' 5th district. He will be US President-elect [[Barack Obama]]'s chief of staff starting in January, 2009. Mr. Emanual is [[Jewish]]. He and his wife Ann have three children:, Zacharias, Ilana, and Leah. Emanual has a bachelor's degree from [[Sarah Lawrence College]] (1981), and a master's degree in speech and communication from [[Northwestern University]] (1985). | '''Rahm Emanuel''' (b. 1959) is an American politician from [[Illinois]]. Mr. Emanual is a [[Democrat]]. He served as President [[Clinton]]'s chief of staff and as a US Congressman from Illinois' 5th district. He will be US President-elect [[Barack Obama]]'s chief of staff starting in January, 2009. Mr. Emanual is [[Jewish]]. He and his wife Ann have three children:, Zacharias, Ilana, and Leah. Emanual has a bachelor's degree from [[Sarah Lawrence College]] (1981), and a master's degree in speech and communication from [[Northwestern University]] (1985). | ||
| − | Emanuel, | + | Emanuel's father, Dr. Benjamin M. Emanuel, was born in [[Jerusalem]], and was a member of Irgun, a militant Zionist group operating in [[Palestine]] between 1931 and 1948. Irgun was responsible for the 1946 King David Hotel bombing in Jerusalem. |
Revision as of 23:39, November 6, 2008
Rahm Emanuel (b. 1959) is an American politician from Illinois. Mr. Emanual is a Democrat. He served as President Clinton's chief of staff and as a US Congressman from Illinois' 5th district. He will be US President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff starting in January, 2009. Mr. Emanual is Jewish. He and his wife Ann have three children:, Zacharias, Ilana, and Leah. Emanual has a bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College (1981), and a master's degree in speech and communication from Northwestern University (1985).
Emanuel's father, Dr. Benjamin M. Emanuel, was born in Jerusalem, and was a member of Irgun, a militant Zionist group operating in Palestine between 1931 and 1948. Irgun was responsible for the 1946 King David Hotel bombing in Jerusalem.
