Politics Local Maintaining a Jewish Voice in the Legislature As the lone Jewish member of the General Assembly steps aside, three Jewish hopefuls seek House seats. By Dave Schechter May 13, 2022, 12:12 Dave Schechter is a veteran journalist whose career includes writing and producing reports from Israel and elsewhere in the Middle East. (From left) Democrat Esther Panitch and Republican Betsy Kramer Mike Wilensky’s announcement that he would not seek re-election to the state House raised the possibility that there would be no Jewish voice in Georgia’s legislature. Wilensky, a Democrat who represented the primarily Dunwoody 79th district for...