GROUNDBREAKING ADVOCATE, INSPIRING ROLE MODEL
Elizabeth Holtzman has had an outstanding career serving the citizens of the United States while being a role model for all women. Her keen sense of duty along with her brilliant mind led her to places women had not gone before. A graduate of Radcliffe College and Harvard Law School, Ms. Holtzman was elected to Congress in 1973 to represent the 16th Congressional District of New York where she served for four terms. At the time she was the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Ms. Holtzman served on the House Judiciary Committee during the Nixon impeachment proceedings, chaired the Refugee subcommittee and spearheaded efforts to bring Nazi war criminals to justice in the United States. After her stint in Congress, Ms. Holtzman was elected District Attorney in Brooklyn in 1985 and in 1989 was the first woman elected to be Comptroller of New York City. In 1999 President Clinton appointed her to the agency overseeing the declassification of 8 million pages of secret Nazi war crimes. In 2013 U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel appointed her to a panel that examined handling of sexual assaults in the military. Ms. Holtzman is currently a practicing attorney and author, writing about politics in this age of political turmoil. Join us at this hot-topic general meeting on Tuesday, May 21 at 12:30 pm at Temple Emeth. The meeting is free for members. There will be a $10 charge for non-members applicable toward new membership if paid that day. For more information contact Fran Einiger at 201-678-1809, franeiniger@yahoo.com. |
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