after he won a seat to Congress, said he possessed "the quick, Talmudic mind of his grandfather, a learned rabbi." In a 1997 interview, his son Gilbert recalled that his father "was rarely home...Even when he was home he sometimes would have meetings there. I think he took my brother and me fishing once and to one ballgame. Politics was his life." It wasn't unusual for Rep. Toll to take meetings during his commute on the train between Philadelphia and Washington. Legislation During his time in the U.S. Congress Rep. Toll sponsored legislation to create the following federal agencies: Federal Recreation Services Youth Conservation Corps Department of Urban Affairs and Housing US disarmament agency for world peace Family History Herman Toll was the son of Mechel (Max), a plaster contractor, and Rifkah (Rebecca). For most of his life he was a member of Temple Judea in Philadelphia. On his death Herman Toll was survived by his wife, the former Rose Ornstein (d. 1997), who served in the Pennsylvania State Legislature from 1970 to 1974. They had two sons, Sheldon and Gilbert, both of whom became attorneys. He was also survived by a brother, Albert Toll, whose two sons Robert (Bob) and Bruce followed their father into the real estate business as Toll Brothers. See also List of Jewish members of the United States Congress Sources The Political Graveyard External links 1907 births 1967 deaths Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Temple University Beasley School of Law alumni American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania People from Bohuslav Politicians from Philadelphia Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American Jews