shooting, which occurred in his dis-
trict, Deutch joined the chorus of local
and national Democrats who called
for gun reform legislation. His two
daughters launched a project that
involved selling hamantaschen to raise
money for groups that lobby for stricter
gun laws.

Deutch, 55, is now the 31st Democrat
retiring from Congress ahead of this
fall’s midterm elections, in what poll-
sters are predicting will be a big year
for Republicans. His district’s bound-
aries are in flux like many others across
the country ahead of the midterms;
there is a chance that if he campaigned
in the fall, he would have had to face
Deutch chairs the House’s Ethics Committee and holds
senior spots on both the prestigious Foreign Affairs and
Judiciary committees. He has been a leading pro-Israel
voice in the Democratic Party, particularly in recent years.

fellow Jewish Democrat Lois Frankel,
who represents the 21st District, in a
primary. He said his work in Congress led
him to the position at the American
Jewish Committee, which is one of the
country’s oldest Jewish organizations,
founded in 1906. The centrist organi-
zation has become known in recent
years as a sort of department of state
of the organized Jewish community,
cultivating ties with foreign govern-
ments, making Israel’s case at home
and abroad and fostering interfaith
relationships. “For me, this foreign policy work
has been a natural continuation of
my deep ties to the American Jewish
community and my long-standing
advocacy on behalf of the U.S.-Israel
relationship,” Deutch said in a state-
ment. “Beyond foreign policy, we have
also seen an unprecedented rise in
antisemitism in our own country and
abroad, and I have been at the fore-
front of the Congressional response
as the founding co-chair of the House
Bipartisan Task Force for Combating
Antisemitism.” JE
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