But Howard Elinsons life was much more than about politics. As a devout and Orthodox Jew his faith came first. And imagine this dark suited. yarmulke wearing. fasttalking man writing the "early 60s seminal study" of voting behavior for his Ph.D. thesis. He conducted lengthy and openended interviews. drawing out in their homes 50 white working class voters in Bell. Californiathe thenplaceofentry of the vast immigration from Oklahoma. the midwest and the South to Southern Califomia. These Christian and working class people had perhaps never before met a Jewand certainly not a readily recognizable Orthodox Jew. Yet they opened their hearts to this amazing man.
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