Jon Ossoff had a totem of his heritage in his pocket while joining Senate

Ossoff leaned into his American Jewish story — one of being descended of immigrants who fled persecution as Jews in Eastern Europe — during his campaign.

Democratic US Senate candidate Jon Ossoff attends a campaign event at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, Georgia, US November 12, 2020.

Democratic US Senate candidate Jon Ossoff attends a campaign event at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, Georgia, US November 12, 2020.

(photo credit: REUTERS/DUSTIN CHAMBERS/FILE PHOTO)

ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

JANUARY 22, 2021 05:43

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