http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/michael-steele-and-the-jewish-community/ Michael Steele, the new Republican National Committee chairman, had generally good relations with the Maryland Jewish community during his four years as lieutenant governor from 2003-2007. He led a trade mission to Israel in 2005 and told the Washington Jewish Week back then that his state and the Jewish state had so much in common, they were like sisters: en-us efingerhut@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-02-02T;21:39:00-05:00