Trying to stay in touch several times a day via cell phone calls and commuting home on weekends, Amy and Rahm Emanuel are working to keep their marriage and family on a solid foundation.
Here is information about the marriage of Amy Rule and Rahm Emanuel.
Born:
Rahm Israel Emanuel: November 29, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois.
Amy Rule:
How Rahm and Amy Met:
Amy and Rahm met on a blind date in 1990.
Wedding Date:
Rahm and Amy were married in 1994. David Axelrod signed the ketubah at Amy and Rahm's wedding.
Children:
Amy and Rahm have three children.
- Zacharias Emanuel
- Ilana Emanuel
- Leah Emanuel
Occupations:
Rahm: White House chief of staff; U.S. Representative from Illinois; investment banker; top adviser for President Clinton.
Amy: Stay-at-home mom; has worked with disadvantaged youth at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Residence:
Amy and Rahm have a home built around the turn-of-the-century on the North Side of Chicago. "He keeps a small basement apartment in Washington and tries to fly home every weekend."
Source: John M. Broder, Bernie Becker. "Commute or Relocate?" NYTimes.com. 11/06/08.
Source: John M. Broder, Bernie Becker. "Commute or Relocate?" NYTimes.com. 11/06/08.
Quotes About the Marriage of Amy and Rahm Emanuel:
Rahm on his decision about the Chief of Staff role: “I got a lot to weigh: my commitment to my country, as well as what I want to do as a parent. I have a decision to make about my family ... This is a personal choice about what my wife and I want to do for our family."
Source: Tom Baldwin. "Rahm Emanuel's commitment to family and country is weighed up after White House offer." TimesOnline.co.uk. 11/07/08.
Source: Tom Baldwin. "Rahm Emanuel's commitment to family and country is weighed up after White House offer." TimesOnline.co.uk. 11/07/08.
Rahm: “I tell my wife I love her — she says I’m likable enough.”
Source: Anne Schroeder Mullins. "Rahm Emanuel just a heartbeat away from having a heart." Politico.com. 2/14/2008.
Rahm: "Our wives say we go right back to when we were 16, 14 and 13. Every spouse not only marries her partner, she gets the other two [brothers] shmegegges with us."
Source: Elizabeth Bumiller. "The Brothers Emanuel." The New York Times. 6/15/1997.
