History was made in Baltimore on Tuesday night, as Baltimore got its first Orthodox Jewish councilman. Issac “Yitzy” Schleifer beat Betsy Gardner in the race for 5th District City Council Seat in Baltimore City.

A life-long resident of the district, Schleifer is a small business owner who is the Vice President of the northwest Baltimore City’s Cheswolde Neighborhood Association and who sits on the Board of Directors of Myerberg Senior Center, Hebrew Free Loan, Suburban Orthodox, is on the advisory council with the BSSP community safety organization, and was recently appointed to serve as a community liaison to the State’s Attorney’s Office. He is also involved with the American Red Cross and numerous other organizations.

(Charles Gross – YWN)