Cafodd ei urddo'n farchog am wasanaethau i'r Senedd yn Anrhydeddau Pen-Blwydd y Frenhines 2004 .<ref name="LG">{{London Gazette|issue=57315|startpage=1|date=12 June 2004|supp=yes|accessdate=8 March 2009}}</ref>
Ar 25 Mai 2010, yn ystod dadl Araith y Frenhines, cyhuddodd Kaufman ymgeisydd y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol yn ei etholaeth yn ystod etholiad 2010, Qassim Afzal, o redeg "ymgyrch etholiadol gwrth-Semitaidd, ac yn bersonol wrth-Semitaidd" ym Manceinion Gorton.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mason |first1=Rowena |title=Gerald Kaufman's 'Jewish money' remarks condemned by Corbyn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/03/gerald-kaufmans-jewish-money-condemned-jeremy-corbyn |work=The Guardian |date=3 November 2015 |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20161001131550/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/03/gerald-kaufmans-jewish-money-condemned-jeremy-corbyn |archivedate=1 October 2016 |deadurl=no |accessdate=1 October 2016 |quote=On Tuesday, Corbyn released a statement saying Kaufman's remarks were "completely unacceptable and deeply regrettable". "Such remarks are damaging to community relations, and also do nothing to benefit the Palestinian cause," he said. "I have always implacably opposed all forms of racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia and will continue to do so. At my request, the chief whip has met Sir Gerald and expressed my deep concern." |df=dmy }}</ref>
