Bruce Ash

Questioning A Congresswoman’s Jewishness (or Jewessness)

Here’s a Jewish politician you don’t hear much about: Gabrielle Giffords, the Democrat running for her third term representing Arizona’s 8th congressional district. She is in a tight race (just like pretty much every other Democratic incumbent this cycle) and her race has hardly attracted any national attention. But now, Giffords’ Jewish faith is creeping…