Elijah Cummings, Dead At 68, Built Bridges Between Black And Jewish Communities
(JTA) — Rep. Elijah Cummings, a longtime Baltimore congressman who worked to build ties between the African-American and Jewish communities in his district, died Thursday in his home city. He was 68. A spokeswoman, Trudy Perkins, said in a statement that he died of “complications concerning longstanding health challenges.” As the head of the House…