After six terms in Congress, Peter Deutsch, 50, is no stranger to the national stage. This year... Deutsch gained fame in an entirely new area when he helped found the Ben Gamla Charter School in South Florida, the nation's first publicly funded Hebrew-language school. Deutsch, an observant Jew and lifelong Democrat, came to the project after losing a pitched battle for one of Florida's senatorial seats in 2004. The idea of a Jewish-themed charter school, with kosher food and Hebrew lessons, had been floated before in various parts of the country, but it took someone with Deutsch's prominence and connections to make it happen. A number of detractors, most of them Jewish, have questioned whether the school violates constitutional church-state lines ― and the traditional American Jewish support for inclusive public education ― but Deutsch has remained steadfast. Deutsch's goal is more than a single school; he is looking to start a movement.