One of Obama's black advisers has Jewish ancestry

Valerie Jarrett tells the Jewish Council for Public Affairs conference that her great-grandfather was Jewish. Jarrett, who is African-American, was born in Shiraz, Iran. Jarrett did not go into detail about her Jewish ancestry, but the Jews in the auditorium did not wait long to add the senior adviser to the family. JCAP President and CEO Rabbi Steve Gutow remarked that Jarrett has long been a friend of Jewish groups, but that he was surprised to hear that she was “part of the extended family.”