Interfaith Lecture Series
God, Politics & Lessons from a Jewish Journey in the White House & Beyond
1h 18m
Originally broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, September 23, 2020.
Sarah Hurwitz on finding spiritual meaning and her past as a White House speechwriter.
Hurwitz was White House speechwriter from 2009 to 2017, beginning as a senior speech writer for President Barack Obama and then as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama.
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This program is made possible by the Jack and Elizabeth Gellman and Zaretsky Family Fund.
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As a community, we celebrate, encourage and study the arts and treat them as integral to all of learning, and we convene the critical conversations of the day to advance understanding through civil dialogue. CHQ Assembly is the online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission.
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