JACK KEMP

There were a few things which made [JACK KEMP]'s concern unique: First, he was a Republican, and few Jews voted Republican to begin with; secondly, his district was for the most part rural and the suburban areas of Buffalo that it included, such as Hamburg and Cheektowaga, had few if any Jews....

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Published inThe Jerusalem post
Main Author Bronstein, Shalom
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post Ltd 17.05.1991
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Kemp, Jack
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Summary:There were a few things which made [JACK KEMP]'s concern unique: First, he was a Republican, and few Jews voted Republican to begin with; secondly, his district was for the most part rural and the suburban areas of Buffalo that it included, such as Hamburg and Cheektowaga, had few if any Jews. Kemp, as well as the other Buffalo area congressman, who was a Democrat and whose district included nearly all of Buffalo's Jews, had been invited to attend the Federation Soviet Jewry rally. Only Kemp was able to find the time.