Personal
His parents are Eastern European Jews who survived the Holocaust. His cousin, Menachem Genack, is an Orthodox rabbi and the CEO of the Orthodox Union Kosher Division. He is married to Rachel Goslins.
Genachowski was named by President Barack Obama to lead the United States delegation for the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
He plays in a regular weekend basketball game with former Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig, Federal Trade Commission chairman Jon Leibowitz, Hans Binnendijk of the National Defense University, Yochi Dreazen, a reporter for the National Journal, and Tom Freedman, senior adviser under President Bill Clinton.
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