That she came to within 537 votes of becoming Second Lady of the United States has been well documented, but Hadassah Lieberman says it's time for her to tell the story of the rest of her life. Listen in as she explains what it was like to be born into a family of those who survived the Holocaust, and those who did not. After immigrating to the United States when she was under a year old, the awful events of the 1940s gave way to a lifetime of hard work and of hope that those who come to America will get the same chance to live a successful life. She explains how difficulties in her personal life didn't stop her from building a large, loving family that played a critical role in our politics for several decades. She explains the emotional moments she had on the senate floor for the first time, when she finally found some measure of retribution for what her ancestors had been through.

Information on Hadassah Lieberman's book can be found at the website for the Brandeis University Press

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