in memoriam
Jewish community mourns Nita Lowey, pro-Israel congressional champion
The former New York congresswoman, 87, died at her Westchester County home on Sunday
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Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY) seen speaking during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, DC.
Nita Lowey (D-NY), a pioneering Jewish congresswoman and the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, was remembered on Sunday as “a force to be reckoned with on so many issues” and “a lifelong champion of the...