Who was the first Jewish senator from the Deep South?
Jon Ossoff
Benjamin F. Jonas
Joe Lieberman
Chuck Schumer
Answer
Benjamin Franklin Jonas (1834–1914) was the first Jewish senator from the Deep South, and the first Jewish senator from the Confederacy. He served as a Democrat from Alabama in the United States Senate from 1881 to 1897.
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