They also advocated the committees to fund programs that would fight antisemitism and hate crimes, care for Holocaust survivors and other vulnerable populations.
Global Jewish communities have sprung into action to help those suffering from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Birn was the former president of Just Born Quality Confections, the 100-year-old family-owned candy company in Pennsylvania.
An unknown masked person threw a Molotov cocktail at the front door of a synagogue around three in the morning.
For US Jewish organizations, the new Congress will mean seeking consensus between Republicans and Democrats to promote bills on issues important for the community.
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