  Jewish Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Represenative Party/State Years of Service Levin, Lewis Charles Amer.-PA 1845-1851 Kaufman, David Spangler D-TX 1846-1851 Hart, Emanuel Bernard D-NY 1851-1853 Phillips, Philip D-AL 1853-1855 Phillips, Henry Myer D-PA 1857-1859 Hahn, Michael Unionist; R-LA 1862-1863; 1885-1886 Strouse, Myer D-PA 1863-1867 Levy, William Mallory D-LA 1875-1877 Morse, Leopold D-MA 1877-1885; 1887-1889 Einstein, Edwin R-NY 1879-1881 Houseman, Julius D-MI 1883-1885 Pulitzer, Joseph D-NY 1885-1886 Rayner, Isidor D-MD. 1887-1889; 1891-1895 Frank, Nathan R-MO 1889-1891 Meyer, Adolph D-LA 1891-1908 Goldzier, Julius D-IL 1893-1895 Wanger, Irving P. * R-PA 1893-1911 Straus, Isidor D-NY 1894-1895 Fischer, Israel Frederick R-NY 1895-1899 Littauer, Lucius Nathan R-NY 1897-1907 May, Mitchell D-NY 1899-1901 Levy, Jefferson D-NY 1899-1901; 1911-1915 Kahn, Julius R-CA 1899-1903; 1905-1924 Goldfogle, Henry Mayer D-NY 1901-1915; 1919-1921 Lessler, Montague R-NY 1902-1903 Emerich, Martin D-IL 1903-1905 Wolf, Harry Benjamin D-MD 1907-1909 Sabath, Adolph Joachim D-IL 1907--1952 Berger, Victor Luitpold Soc.-WI 1911--1913; 1919; 1923-1929 Cantor, Jacob Aaron D-NY 1913-1915 Bacharach, Isaac R-NJ 1915-1937 London, Meyer Soc.-NY 1915-1919, 1921-1923 Siegel, Isaac R-NY 1915-1923 Kraus, Milton R-IN 1917-1923 Volk, Lester David R-NY 1920-1923 Perlman, Nathan David R-NY 1920-1927 Ansorge, Martin Charles R-NY 1921-1923 Rossdale, Albert Berger R-NY 1921-1923 Rosenbloom, Benjamin R-WV 1921-1925 Marx, Samuel D-NY Elected 1922; died before assuming office Jacobstein. Meyer D-NY 1923-1929 Dickstein, Samuel D-NY 1923-1945 Bloom, Sol D-NY 1923-1949 Celler, Emanuel D-NY 1923-1973 Golder, Benjamin Martin R-PA 1925-1933 Kahn, Florence Prag R-CA 1925-1937 Cohen, William Wolfe D-NY 1927-1929 Sirovich, William Irving D-NY 1927-1939 Peyser, Theodore Albert D-NY 1933-1937 Ellenbogen, Henry D-PA 1933-1938 Kopplemann, Herman Paul D-CT 1933-1939; 1941-1943:1945-1947 Citron, William Paul D-CT 1935-1939 Sacks, Leon D-PA 1937-1943 Edelstein, Morris Michael D-NY 1940-1941 Klein, Arthur George D-NY 1941-1945; 1946-1956 Weiss, Samuel Arthur D-PA 1941-1946 EIlison, Daniel R-MD 1943-1945 Rabln, Benjamin J. D-NY 1945-1947 Rayfiel, Leo Frederick D-NY 1945-1947 Javits, Jacob Koppel D-NY 1947-1954 Multer, Abraham Jacob D-NY 1947-1967 Isacson, Leo Am. Lab.-NY 1948-1949 Irving, Theodore D-NY 1949-1953 Ribicoff, Abraham A. D-CT 1949-1953 Heller, Louis Benjamin D-NY 1949-1954 Chudoff, Earl D-PA 1949-1958 Dollinger, Isidore D-NY 1949-1959 Yates, Sidney Richard D-IL 1949-1963; 1965-1999 Fine, Sidney Asher D-NY 1951-1956 Holtzman, Lester D-NY 1953-1961 Friedel, Samuel Nathaniel D-MD 1953-1971 Davidson, Irwin Delmore D-NY 1955-1956 Zelenko, Herbert D-NY 1955-1963 Teller, Ludwig D-NY 1957-1961 Farbstein, Leonard D-NY 1957-1971 Toll, Herman D-PA 1959-1967 Halpern, Seymour R-NY 1959-1973 Gilbert, Jacob H. D-NY 1960-1971 Joelson, Charles Samuel D-NJ 1961-1969 Rosenthal, Benjamin S. D-NY 1962-1983 Resnick, Joseph Yale D-NY 1965-1969 Tenzer, Herbert D-NY 1965-1969 Scheuer, James D-NY 1965-1973; 1975-1993 Wolff, Lester Lionel D-NY 1965-1981 Steiger, Sam R-AZ 1967-1977 Eilberg, Joshua D-PA 1967-1979 Podell, Bertram L. D-NY 1968-1975 Lowenstein, Allard K. D-NY 1969-1971 Mikva, Abner Joseph D-IL 1969-1973; 1975-1979 Koch, Edward Irving D-NY 1969-1977 Abzug, Bella Savitsky D-NY 1971-1977 Gilman, Benjamin Arthur R-NY 1973 Mezvinsky, Edward M. D-IA 1973-1977 Holtzman, Elizabeth D-NY 1973-1981 Lehman, William D-FL 1973-1993 Waxman, Henry Arnold D-CA 1975 Krebs, John Hans D-CA 1975-1979 Spellman, Gladys Noon D-MD 1975-1981 Richmond, Frederick W. D-NY 1975-1982 Levitas, Elliott Harris D-GA 1975-1985 Gradison, Willis David R-OH 1975-1993 Solarz, Stephen D-NY 1975-1993 Marks, Marc Lincoln R-PA 1977-1983 Weiss, Theodore S. D-NY 1977-1992 Glickman, Daniel Robert D-KS 1977-1995 Beilenson, Anthony C. D-CA 1977-1997 Green, Sedgwick William R-NY 1978-1993 Frost, (Jonas) Martin D-TX 1979 Kramer, Kenneth Bentley R-CO 1979-1987 Wolpe, Howard Elliot III D-MI. 1979-1993 Frank, Barney D-MA 1981 Lantos, Thomas Peter D-CA 1981 Shamanksy, Robert Norton D-OH 1981-1983 Fiedler, Roberta Francis (Bobbi) D-CA. 1981-1987 Wyden, Ronald Lee D-OR 1981-1996 Schumer, Charles Ellis D-NY 1981-1999 Gejdenson, Samuel D-CT 1981-2001 Ackerman, Gary Leonard D-NY 1983 Berman, Howard L. D-CA 1983 Levin, Sander Martin D-MI 1983 Sisisky, Norman D-VA 1983 Burton, Sala Galant D-CA 1983-1987 Boxer, Barbara D-CA 1983-1992 Erdreich, Benjamin Leader D-AL 1983-1993 Levine, Meldon Edises D-CA 1983-1993 Smith, Lawrence Jack D-FL 1983-1993 Miller, John R-WA 1985-1993 Cardin, Benjamin D-MD 1987-2006 Engel, Eliot Lanze D-NY 1989 Lowey, Nita Melnikoff D-NY 1989 Schiff, Steve R-NM 1989-1997 Sanders, Bernard Ind.-VT 1991-2006 Zimmer, Richard R-NJ 1991-1997 Nadler, Jerrold Lewis D-NY 1992 Deutsch, Peter R. D-FL 1993 Filner, Robert D-CA 1993 Coppersmith, Sam D-AZ 1993-1995 Fingerhut, Eric D-OH 1993-1995 Hamburg, Daniel D-CA 1993-1995 Klein, Herbert Charles D-NJ 1993-1995 Levy, David A.R-NY 1993-1995 Mezvinsky, Margolis M.D-PA 1993-1995 Schenk, Lynn D-CA 1993-1995 Harman, Jane F. D-CA 1993-1999, 2001- Fox, Jon R-PA 1995-1999 Rothman, Steven R D-NJ 1997- Sherman, Brad D-CA 1997- Wexler, Robert D-FL 1997- Berkely, Shelley D-NV 1999- Schakowsky, Jan D-IL 1999- Weiner, Anthony D-NY 1999- Cantor, Eric R-VA 2001- Davis, Susan D-CA 2001- Israel, Steve D-NY 2001- Schiff, Adam D-CA 2001- Emanuel, Rahm D-IL 2003-2009 Giffords, Gabrielle D-AZ 2007- Klein, Ronald D-FL 2007 Yarmuth, John D-KY 2007 Hodes, Paul D-NH 2007 Cohen, Stephen D-TN 2007 Kagen, Steve D-WI 2007 *Several sources suggest Wanger was a Protestant who later joined the Episcopal Church. He is buried in an Episcopalian Lutheran cemetery. Jewish Members of the U.S. Senate Senator Party/State Years of Service David Levy Yulee D-FL 1845-1851, 1855-1861 Judah Benjamin Whig-LA 1853-1861 Benjamin Jonas D-LA 1879-1885 Joseph Simon R-OR 1898-1903 Isidor Rayner D-MD 1905-1912 Simon Guggenheim R-CO 1907-1913 Herbert Lehman D-NY 1949-1957 Richard Neuberger D-OR 1955-1960 Jacob Javits R-NY 1957-1981 Ernest Gruening D-AK 1959-1969 Abraham Ribicoff D-CT 1963-1981 Howard Metzenbaum D-OH 1974, 1976-1995 Richard Stone D-FL 1975-1980 Edward Zorinsky D-NE 1976-1987 Rudolph Boschwitz R-MN 1978-1991 Carl Levin D-MI 1979- Warren Rudman R-NH 1980-1993 Arlen Specter R/D-PA* 1981 Frank Lautenberg D-NJ 1982-2001, 2003- Jacob (Chic) Hecht R-NV 1983-1989 Herb Kohl D-WI 1989- Joseph Lieberman D/I-CT** 1989- Paul Wellstone D-MN 1991-2002 Dianne Feinstein D-CA 1992- Barbara Boxer D-CA 1992- Russ Feingold D-WI 1993- Ron Wyden D-OR 1996- Charles Schumer D-NY 1999- Norm Coleman R-MN 2003- Benjamin Cardin D-MD 2007- Bernard Sanders I-VT 2007- Michael Bennet D-CO 2009- Al Franken D-MN 2009- Listed by year of first election *Changed party affiliation in 2009 from Republican to Democrat **Elected as an Independent in 2006 |