Please join University of Hartford Hillel in welcoming Sarah Hurwitz to campus on Tuesday, April 2, at 7 p.m., in Auerbach Auditorium.
Hurwitz was a White House speechwriter from 2009 to 2017, starting out as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and then serving as chief speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. Sarah worked with Mrs. Obama to craft widely-acclaimed addresses—including her 2016 Democratic National Convention speech and her political speeches during the 2016 campaign cycle—and traveled with the First Lady across America and to five continents. Sarah also worked on policy issues affecting young women and girls as a senior advisor to the White House Council on Women and Girls.
A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Hurwitz is the author of Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life -- in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There). She has been profiled in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and The Guardian; interviewed on The Today Show, Morning Joe, and NPR; and named by The Forward as one of 50 Jews who impacted American life in 2016 and 2019.
Hurwitz will offer a behind-the-scenes look at life in the White House working for one of the most inspiring and influential women in the world. She will also share her experience and advice on navigating finding her connection to Judaism as an adult.