Sara Ehrman

Early life

Ehrman was born Sara Teitelbaum in Staten Island, N.Y., on April 24, 1919. She was active in young Zionist groups in her youth, to the displeasure of her father. Her mother died when she was nine and she was sent to live with an aunt and 11 cousins.

She married Libert Ehrman in 1940 and they had two children but ultimately divorced.

Career

In 1965, Ehrman became a Capitol Hill legislative assistant working for Senator Joseph S. Clark, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, on Capitol Hill. In 1972 she served as deputy director of issues and research George McGovern's presidential campaign, where she met Hillary Clinton, then a young lawyer. Clinton became Erhman's tenant in Washington D.C. in the 1970s, while Ehrman worked for the office of the governor of Puerto Rico. Ehrman was later involved with Bill Clinton's presidential campaign, serving as director of Jewish outreach. She then became deputy political director of the Democratic National Committee.