Elizabeth J. Holtzman One of My Favorite Democrats of All time

[elshiva]

HOLTZMAN, Elizabeth, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., August 11, 1941; attended public and private schools; B.A., Radcliffe College, 1962; J.D., Harvard Law School, 1965; admitted to the New York bar in 1966 and commenced practice in New York City; Democratic State committeewoman and district leader 1970-1972; assistant to Mayor John V. Lindsay, 1969-1970; founder, Brooklyn Women?s Political Caucus; delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1981); was not a candidate for reelection in 1980 but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate; district attorney, Kings County, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1981-1990; New York City comptroller, 1990-1994; unsuccessful candidate in 1992 for nomination to the United States Senate; resumed the practice of law; is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Bibliography

Holtzman, Elizabeth J., with Cynthia L. Cooper, Who Said It Would Be Easy?: One Woman?s Life in the Political Arena. New York: Arcade, 1996.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress <>

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[JohnKleeb]

1. You know I think I saw her in a history channel thing

She was one of the people who was big on not allowing nazi war criminals to work for the US government, I think it's sick we allowed that to happen, I am not Jewish but I did have relatives killed by the Nazi thugs in WWII.

[elshiva]

2. Yes, that was one of her most important actions

as well as being part of Nixon's impeachment. I am very proud of her as a great Jewish woman in politics.
My family was lucky because we left Latvia around the early 1900s. My ancestors sailed from Riga, Latvia all the way to Locust Point (sort of Baltimore's Ellis Island, where all the Eastern Europeans came in.)

[JohnKleeb]

3. I thought so, glad your family made it out ok

Baltimore had a sorta Ellis Island? I did not know that.

[elshiva]

4. Well, sort of,

a lot immigrants from Poland, Latvia, and Germany came to Baltimore at the turn of the twentieth century, many were Catholics and Jews. Usually they landed first at Locust Point with name tags pinned to them, like my great-great-great aunt.

[JohnKleeb]

5. Baltimore has a sizable Greek community too right?

the state of Maryland in general I mean.

[elshiva]

6. I don't know... sorry

Don't know enough about the Charm City. We have a Little Italy, though, I know that.