Religious News Service: As Christians split over Trump, minority faiths make their mark

“It was really the night of the Jewish woman,” said Halie Soifer, executive director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America. “It was Jewish women who effectively flipped seats in red districts.”

In all, American Jews won 31 seats in Congress (four in the Senate and 27 in the House), according to the JDCA — the vast majority Democrats.