In 2006, Republican George Allen of Virginia found out that his grandfather – his mother’s father – was Jewish. Allen’s mother had hidden this fact for years and the revelation came out during a conversation between mother and son, on the backdrop of his 2006 re-election campaign, during which Allen’s ancestry had become a hot topic of conversation.
The Washington Post reported that Allen spoke last Thursday to Chabad members at the Reston Hyatt-Regency hotel outside Washington. During his talk, Allen recalled the conversation he had with his mother, as he questioned her about her ancestry:"
