Rahman emanuel biography meaning

Rahm Emanuel is a Jewish American politician and policy maker who served as the Mayor of Chicago and Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama. He was appointed by President Joe Biden to be the U.S.

Ambassador to Japan.

Emanuel was born November 29, 1959, in Chicago to Jewish parents. His father, Benjamin M. Emanuel, was born in Jerusalem and a member of the Zionist organization Irgun.

Rahman emanuel biography meaning

His mother, Martha Smulevitz, was the daughter of a Chicago union organizer. Emanuel attended a Conservative Jewish day school early in his childhood and he and his brothers attended summer camp in Israel. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1981 and received a master’s degree in Speech and Communication from Northwestern University in 1985.

In 1989, Emanuel was a senior adviser and chief fundraiser for Chicago Mayor Richard M.

Daley’s campaign. He also played an important role in Paul Simon’s 1984 campaign for the Senate. He began his career with the consumer rights organizat