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| − | '''Michael Chertoff''' (born November 28, 1953) is the United States Secretary of Homeland Security including jurisdiction over FEMA for national disaster management, appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] on January 11, 2005. Previously, he served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals, as a federal prosecutor, and as assistant U.S. Attorney General under the Bush Administration. Michael Chertoff's father Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, was the former leader of the B'nai [[Israel]] Congregation in Elizabeth, and El Al flight attendant Livia Chertoff. His grandfather was a | + | '''Michael Chertoff''' (born November 28, 1953) is the United States Secretary of Homeland Security including jurisdiction over FEMA for national disaster management, appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] on January 11, 2005. Previously, he served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals, as a federal prosecutor, and as assistant U.S. Attorney General under the Bush Administration. Michael Chertoff's father Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, was the former leader of the B'nai [[Israel]] Congregation in Elizabeth, and El Al flight attendant Livia Chertoff. His grandfather was a [[Talmud]]ic scholar. |
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Revision as of 04:41, June 21, 2007
Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is the United States Secretary of Homeland Security including jurisdiction over FEMA for national disaster management, appointed by President George W. Bush on January 11, 2005. Previously, he served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals, as a federal prosecutor, and as assistant U.S. Attorney General under the Bush Administration. Michael Chertoff's father Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, was the former leader of the B'nai Israel Congregation in Elizabeth, and El Al flight attendant Livia Chertoff. His grandfather was a Talmudic scholar.