Former Sen. Rudy Boschwitz turns 95: A pioneering Jewish Republican looks back

Former Sen. Rudy Boschwitz turns 95: A pioneering Jewish Republican looks back

Former Minnesota Sen. Rudy Boschwitz, who turns 95 today, isn’t necessarily a household name — but is one of the more consequential figures in Jewish political history, as the first Holocaust survivor elected to Congress and one of the most prominent Jewish Republicans during a golden period of Jewish representation on Capitol Hill. Boschwitz now holds the distinction of being the oldest living elected senator, and remains active in political an…