With just over two weeks until the two runoff elections in Georgia that will decide who controls the next Senate, all eyes are on the Democratic candidates who are hoping to flip the upper house. It’s a remarkable moment for Jon Ossoff, who may well be the most high-profile Jewish Democrat in the United States right now.
“I’m descended from Ashkenazi immigrants who fled pogroms in the early 20th century, and I grew up among relatives who were Holocaust survivors,” he told Haaretz in an exclusive interview last week. “So my Jewish upbringing instilled in me a conviction to fight for the marginalized and oppressed, and also to be vigilant where there’s the risk that authoritarianism may emerge.”
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Dec. 20, 2020
With just over two weeks until the two runoff elections in Georgia that will decide who controls the next Senate, all eyes are on the Democratic candidates who are hoping to flip the upper house. It’s a remarkable moment for Jon Ossoff, who may well be the most high-profile Jewish Democrat in the United States right now.
“I’m descended from Ashkenazi immigrants who fled pogroms in the early 20th century, and I grew up among relatives who were Holocaust survivors,” he told Haaretz in an exclusive interview last week. “So my Jewish upbringing instilled in me a conviction to fight for the marginalized and oppressed, and also to be vigilant where there’s the risk that authoritarianism may emerge.”
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the entire 270 corridor and the entire beltway and stretching into calvert county. we are in the mid 40 s. it will rise about 10 degrees today, 53. cloudy and drizzly tomorrow with a little fog. dreary. sunshine on sunday, mid 70 s. clearing overnight construction because of the rain and because the rush hour is about to get under way. there s a crash in the area of the clara barton parkway and the chain bridge. there s nothing on the chain bridge itself. 95 live in virginia, in good shape south of the beltway and good across the american legion bridge. moisture on the highway. back to you. thank you. 4:31. the deadline for government shutdown is midnight tonight. despite another late-night meeting, lawmakers still could not reach a deal. president obama insists he wants an answer this morning. emily schmidt has the latest. four white house meetings ingredient three days and still no deal. president obama expects an answer this morning. i can think we are furthe
of the metro area this afternoon. nothing widespread. 39 in the district, 37 in frederick, manassas at 30. 39 in winchester, 38 in hagerstown. maybe an isolated sprinkle to the north of the metro area between 1:00 and 6:00 p.m. temperatures in the low 60 s today. the average is 63. partly cloudy tomorrow, near 70. friday into saturday, probably some rain with low clouds and near 60. the commute is good. wrapping up construction for the hot lanes project. the beltway near 66 and route 7 everything will be open. 395 area construction will be gone soon. open for business is the beltway at connecticut avenue. quiet is along 270. out of southern maryland is on events full. route 4 and route 5. out of southern maryland is uneventful. everything is open all to 70 ong 270 out of frederick. back to you. thank you. a georgetown student working on his doctorate died suddenly during a workout at the gym. the student was exercising at the yates field house. gencorp i evan nor