Left to right, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Eric Garcetti. (United States Congress/Rubenstein/Eric Garcetti)
OK, not really. But with the election of councilman Eric Garcetti to the position of Los Angeles mayor, the three most populated cities in America will soon have Jewish mayors.
Michael Bloomberg has been mayor of New York City for 12 years. Rahm Emanuel, after finishing up his service as Obama’s Chief of Staff, has been mayor of Chicago for two years. Now Garcetti rounds out the triumvirate.
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