Rashida Tlaib: “My ancestors, many had died or had to give up their…”

“And what's incredibly, you know, the tragedy of the Holocaust, I mean, the reason why Israel was created was to create a safe haven for Jews around the world. And there is something like, in many ways beautiful about that. My ancestors, many had died or had to give up their livelihood, their human dignity to provide a safe haven for Jews. in our world. And that is something I wanted to recognize and kind of honor in some sort of way.” (02:33–02:41)

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