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Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.
Gary Ackerman
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Gary Ackerman
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: November 19
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Former U.S. Representative
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Brooklyn
New York
Gary Leonard Ackerman
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