Some reports I read said he was a teacher in Oregon, another said he was a middle-school teacher in Philadelphia, PA!  Anyone know what that's all about? He probably hails from Philadelphia originally. Philly is rife with Jews and has some of the oldest (and most powerful) synagogues in America. There is a huge one on N. Broad street not too far from Temple University. Philly turns real crappy real quick north of that point, so you can see that they want to keep their patrons closeby.    Lots of Jewish movers and shakers that stay behind the scenes. Go to any campaign donation tracking website and see how many of them send our politicians to Israel on junkets.