Brooklyn, United States. 22nd Dec, 2016. Rabbi Berish Freier, a Holocaust survivor, speaks of his love for he United States. Winner of the election for civil court judge in Brooklyn's 5th District, Rachel Freier, who is the first Hasidic woman to hold elective office in the United States, took her oath of office during an induction ceremony in Brooklyn's Borough Hall, administered by her uncle, retired Supreme Court judge David Schmidt © Andy Katz/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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