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Hadassah Lieberman | |
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 Lieberman in 2011 | |
| Born | Hadassah Freilich (1948-03-28)March 28, 1948 (age 77) |
| Education | Boston University (BA) Northeastern University (MA) |
| Spouse(s) | RabbiGordon Tucker |
| Children | 4, includingEthan |
Hadassah Lieberman (néeFreilich; born March 28, 1948) is an American health relations specialist, nonprofit executive, author, and the widow of former United States SenatorJoe Lieberman ofConnecticut.
Hadassah Freilich Lieberman was born inPrague,Czechoslovakia (a past report erroneously stated she was born in a refugee camp)[1][2] to Jewish parents who were bothHolocaust survivors.[3] Her father was Samuel Freilich, a lawyer andrabbi fromMunkács, in theCarpathian Ruthenia (nowMukachevo inUkraine). Her mother, Ella (Wieder) Freilich, had survived bothAuschwitz andDachau. Hadassah was named for her maternal grandmother, who was murdered at Auschwitz.[4] Samuel Freilich brought his family to the United States, in 1949, settling inGardner, Massachusetts, where he was the rabbi of Congregation Ohave Shalom. Lieberman graduated fromGardner High School in 1966.
Lieberman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Dramatics fromBoston University in 1970, as well as an MA in International Relations fromNortheastern University the following year. She was a research analyst atLehman Brothers, a director of Policy, Planning, and Communications atPfizer, and a senior program officer at theNational Research Council. She worked on health issues, assisting nonprofit organizations, improving educational standards, and promoting international understanding. She has served on several national nonprofit councils and boards. Lieberman continues to be vocal on many issues, which includes improving women's health, reducing hurdles faced by immigrants, and the challenge of caring for aging parents.
Lieberman was also a member of theParents Music Resource Center. Rolling Stone magazine stated that she "is an active proponent of theV-Chip and [has served] on the board of thePTC".[5]
She worked for the lobbying companyAPCO Associates, which serves many pharmaceutical and health care corporations, as well as four major drug companies. In March 2005, Lieberman was hired byHill & Knowlton as "senior counselor" in the firm's "health care and pharmaceuticals practice". Her work with the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries led to controversy over her involvement with theSusan G. Komen for theCure Foundation.
Lieberman also served as Chairman of the Ambassador's Ball for theNational Multiple Sclerosis Society, and as Honorary Board Member forSociety for Women's Health Research.
She was actively involved in her husband's vice presidential campaign in2000, making campaign stops nationwide, includingChicago'sTaste of Polonia over theLabor Day Weekend, where she appeared along withTipper Gore andDick Cheney.[6]
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