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Mazal tov Volodymyr Zelensky

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:43 am
by jarnon
Volodymyr Zelensky has been elected President of Ukraine, defeating President Poroshenko in a landslide. He becomes the most prominent Jewish elected official in the world. (The President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, has little political power.) If Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman remains in office, Ukraine's two highest leaders will be Jewish men. The highest ranking Jewish woman is still Claudia Sheinbaum, mayor of the largest city in North America.

President-elect Zelensky is a former comedian. He starred in the hit TV show Servant of the People, where he played (wait for it) the President of Ukraine. He was also the first winner of Ukraine's Dancing with the Stars. (You can't make this shit up.)

Re: Mazal tov Volodymyr Zelensky

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:55 pm
by Vandal
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Re: Mazal tov Volodymyr Zelensky

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:00 am
by jarnon
jarnon wrote:The highest ranking Jewish woman is still Claudia Sheinbaum, mayor of the largest city in North America.
Not any more. Sophie Wilmès is the new prime minister of Belgium. She's the first woman and first Jew in that position.

Mazal tov, Sophie. Sorry, Claudia.

Re: Mazal tov Volodymyr Zelensky

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:25 am
by Bob Juch
jarnon wrote:
jarnon wrote:The highest ranking Jewish woman is still Claudia Sheinbaum, mayor of the largest city in North America.
Not any more. Sophie Wilmès is the new prime minister of Belgium. She's the first woman and first Jew in that position.

Mazal tov, Sophie. Sorry, Claudia.
The population of Mexico City is greater than the population of Belgium.

Re: Mazal tov Volodymyr Zelensky

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:57 am
by BackInTex
Bob Juch wrote:
jarnon wrote:
jarnon wrote:The highest ranking Jewish woman is still Claudia Sheinbaum, mayor of the largest city in North America.
Not any more. Sophie Wilmès is the new prime minister of Belgium. She's the first woman and first Jew in that position.

Mazal tov, Sophie. Sorry, Claudia.
The population of Mexico City is greater than the population of Belgium.
Prime minister out ranks mayor, [ir]regardless of the populations.

Re: Mazal tov Volodymyr Zelensky

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 4:24 pm
by jarnon
jarnon wrote:
jarnon wrote:The highest ranking Jewish woman is still Claudia Sheinbaum, mayor of the largest city in North America.
Not any more. Sophie Wilmès is the new prime minister of Belgium. She's the first woman and first Jew in that position.

Mazal tov, Sophie. Sorry, Claudia.
As it happens, this is the 50th anniversary of the election of the first Jewish female prime minister, Golda Meir.