resigned from his position as a consultant for the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service. See also List of Jewish members of the United States Congress References External links Ackerman at Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1942 births Living people Queens College, City University of New York alumni Editors of New York (state) newspapers Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in public affairs American people of Russian-Jewish descent Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives People from Roslyn Heights, New York People from Flushing, Queens Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Brooklyn Technical High School alumni 21st-century American politicians People from Jamaica Estates, Queens Jewish American state legislators in New York (state) 21st-century American Jews