Jon Ossoff had a totem of his heritage in his pocket while joining Senate
Ossoff leaned into his American Jewish story — one of being descended of immigrants who fled persecution as Jews in Eastern Europe — during his campaign.
Democratic US Senate candidate Jon Ossoff attends a campaign event at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, Georgia, US November 12, 2020. (photo credit: REUTERS/DUSTIN CHAMBERS/FILE PHOTO)ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA