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Look out Kola- the neocons will be chastising Obama now for his wife having a Jew in the family... :shock: :wink: :lol: :lol:
Barack Obama’s wife Michelle is a first cousin once removed from Rabbi Capers Funnye, spiritual leader of the Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation on Chicago’s South Side.
Funnye’s mother and Michelle’s paternal grandfather were brother and sister.
Funnye, a convert to Judaism, is considered the country’s “most prominent black rabbi,” according to the Jewish publication Forward, and “is well known in Jewish circles for acting as a bridge between mainstream Jewry and the much smaller, and largely separate, world of black Jewish congregations.”
The rabbi said he has not been involved in Obama’s campaign, but did donate money to the Democrat’s effort.