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Nita Lowey, longtime Jewish congresswoman and Middle East peace advocate, dies at 87

JL;DR SUMMARY Nita Lowey, who passed away at 87, was a trailblazing Jewish Democrat from New York known for her substantial impact as a U.S. Congresswoman for 32 years. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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U.S. Israel RelationsU.S. House Of RepresentativesAjcMiddle East PeaceTikkun OlamCongressJewish DemocratNita LoweyBipartisanship

Places mentioned

Harrison, New York, United States
"which said Lowey died surrounded by family at her Harrison, New York, home."
Bronx, New York, United States
"Lowey was born in 1937 in the Bronx, where her mother was involved in the local synagogue and other Jewish causes."
Massachusetts, United States
"After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, she headed to Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, where her own Jewish identity was activated when she found that there were religious services for Christians but not for Jewish students."
New York, United States
"Returning to New York after graduation, she married and had three children before entering politics in her 30s as an assistant to Gov. Mario Cuomo."
Israel
"When Rep. Ilhan Omar, elected in 2018 as a member of the progressive Squad, suggested that supporters of Israel are loyal to a foreign country, Lowey condemned her statements."
Iran
"Netanyahu in 2015 not to accept an invitation from the Republican speaker of the House that would enable him to use Congress as a stage to slam President Barack Obamas efforts to negotiate a deal to curb Irans nuclear ambitions though she opposed the deal herself."
United States
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