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The Cabinet of the United States, which is the principal advisory body to the President of the United States, has had 47 Jewish American members altogether. Of that number, 27 different Jewish American individuals held a total of 27 permanent cabinet posts, having served as the heads of the federal executive departments; 20 different Jewish Americans have held 21 cabinet-level positions, which ...
Name Party Assumed office Left office Notes Georgia: David Emanuel [1] Democratic-Republican: March 3, 1801: November 7, 1801: Emanuel may not have been an openly practicing Jew. As an adult he became a Presbyterian, but modern historians accept he was Jewish. [2] Wisconsin: Edward Salomon [3] Republican: April 19, 1862: January 4, 1864 ...
Pages in category "Jewish American members of the Cabinet of the United States" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Jewish American members of the Cabinet of the United States (48 P) Pages in category "Jewish American government officials" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total.
The heads of departments, appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, are members of the Cabinet, and acting department heads also participate in Cabinet meetings whether or not they have been officially nominated for Senate confirmation. Members of the Cabinet are political appointees and administratively operate their departments.
As many as 50 members of Baltazar's family, including his parents, his sisters and his daughter, have worked in the broom factory. Now the third generation of Gaunas is working at Libman ...
First Jewish member of the U.S. Congress (U.S. House of Representatives): Lewis Charles Levin (1845) [4] First Jewish member of the U.S. Senate: David Levy Yulee (1845) [5] First Jewish mayor of a major American city (Portland, Oregon): Bernard Goldsmith (1869) Two years later, Philip Wasserman succeeded him as mayor.
Jewish American candidates for Vice President of the United States (6 P) Pages in category "Jewish American politicians" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.