Rahm Emanuel Mulling Obama Job Offer
President-elect Barack Obama wasted no time in making his first personnel move, asking Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel to serve as his chief of staff. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Rahm Emanuel, was born in the US, he is a son of a Jewish (Israeli) dad (Dr. Benjamin Emanuel) who immigrated to Chicago in 1959.
Rahm’s wife was converted to Judaism before they got married, and he is a member of a conservative synagogue in Chicago.