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Growing up in Brooklyn
from similar backgrounds, as
did Chuck Schumer’s and Judy
Sheindlin’s. Our parents had
achieved success in America,
and all cherished their children
and made sure our education
was a cornerstone of our lives.
Schumer’s parents were
my parents’ friends, living
blocks away from each other
and involved in the local synagogue,
as were Ginsberg’s parents.
Schumer’s parents now live
in the North Shore Towers, and
I know they are so proud of
their son.
Life as a wife, mom and professional
is never easy, and in
a recent interview, I loved how
Justice Ginsburg shared how her
father-in-law heard her complaining
about her turmoil about
deciding to go to law school
while her husband did too. He
said, “Stop whining, Ruth. You
will find a way. If you want to do
it, do it!”
And did she ever! Helping
her navigate the complicated
roles was her super successful
tax attorney husband, Martin
Ginsburg, a true partner (he
admits she was an awful cook, so
he did
most of the cooking) who both
admired and cheered his wife on
until his death in 2010.
When President Clinton had
not called Ginsburg from the
U.S. Court of Appeals to interview
for a Supreme Court opening,
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the cover of the book written about her.
her husband knew
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she was too shy to promote
herself, so he
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opened his Rolodex
and made calls to assure
an interview. President
Clinton later admitted,
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“Meeting Meeting
with Judge Ginsburg
was all I needed to convince me
she was my best choice!”
Justice Ginsburg has become
a rock star, nicknamed by blogger
Shana Knizhnik as the
“Notorious RBG” for her intrepid
trailblazing decisions and
fearlessness. Women are wearing
T-shirts bearing her face with a
crown on her head.
Finally, people are celebrating
the power of older politically
smart women. I think her longevity
and hard work, inspired
by the love and adoration she
received from her parents and
her devoted husband, carried
her career forward, never losing
her femininity, either. Her closet
of judicial robes is filled with
unique jabots, even one for when
she is preparing dissents.
Photo via Wikimedia Commons
We are all so grateful that
President Clinton appointed her,
and now I am praying she recovers
on — because we need her wisdom
movie “On the Basis of Sex,” all
points to how we relish reading
and hearing about this extraordinary
of our lives — and it all started
in Brooklyn!
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There must have been
something in the water
in Brooklyn that from
one high school so many stars
emerged.
That high school is James
Madison, in the Midwood section
of Brooklyn, where the
remarkable Supreme Court
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
Senator Chuck Schumer, former
Queens Borough President
Claire Shulman, the one and
only Judge Judy Sheindlin,
Senator Bernie Sanders, songwriter
Carole King, actors and
comedians Andrew Dice Clay
and Chris Rock, and (modestly)
I all graduated.
The brilliant spotlight is now
on Ginsburg, the incomparable
Pisces born on March 15,
1933, whose life story is told
in the compellingly entertaining
movie, “On the Basis of Sex,” and
on a CNN documentary.
James Madison’s neighborhood,
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where I grew up,was an almost cloistered
environment; my
community ended at
Kings Highway. Living
on East 21st Street, didn’t traverse much
past Coney Island
Avenue.
My parents made me
feel protected and nurtured,
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graduates.
One ingredient that
streamed through
Madison graduates’ lives
were parents like mine.My father, Martin Adler,was born in America Jewish immigrant parents
who escaped from Austria,
and my mother Bea, whose family
were furriers to the Czar, was
carried to America from Kiev by
her brother when she was only 2
years old.
Ruth Ginsburg’s parents came
from her surgery and carries
more than ever!
The remarkable public recognition
of Ginsberg in books, interviews
and the latest biographical
person who impacts all
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