But there was a lot of buzz about it being the Year of the Woman, she added. In fact, there probably are few families like Mezvinsky's. Other rewards followed. Her son, Mark, is married to their daughter, Chelsea. Two years out of prison and still on probation, Ed Mezvinsky did indeed attend, but according to several of Margoliess friends, he did not walk down the aisle with Marc and Marjorie, per Jewish custom. (She was fine, and the case was dismissed.) "I didnt know if and when I would marry. And she was just impossible. I've juggled pretty well.". I was at his bris!, OPTICS: Chelsea's Other Half (click to view gallery). She, I mean she smoked at 6. Her decision to run puts the Clintons in a difficult spot. "She was like a mother hen -- but she's too chic to be a mother hen. A couple hours before the vote, she had appeared live on Philadelphia television to explain her opposition to the bill. Last weekend in the town of Ambler, she was confronted by a woman who declared herself to be against abortion rights. How is it possible that I forgot to wish my house a happy birthday? Instead, she said, she voted for the budget because she thought that although it had many problems, it still absolutely had to pass. One of her biological sons is married to first daughter, Chelsea Clinton, whose mother, Hillary, wrote the forward for Margolies' new memoir "And How are the Children? Her assignment as a CBS correspondent soon opened a door she never imagined. A friend of mine called Hillary and said, Why do you think she wants to do this? And Hillary said something that was very interesting. Holly Thi Werth met her husband, Doug, when a job with a software company took her to Idaho. If she didn't, she just didn't do it," Margolies said - but was unmistakably bright, and went to the University of Pennsylvania, her mother's alma mater, on a lacrosse scholarship. A huge thank you to Lee Heh Margolies for serving as the Chair of Impact100 Essex's Events Committee for the past 3 years. The bride, formerly on the NBC News staff here, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Margolies of Phila. "It's a very difficult issue for many people," Mezvinsky said, then suddenly focused in on the woman's chubby, blue-eyed baby. It turned out a solid portion of the familys moneythey owned a 15-room mansion in Narberth, Pa.belonged to other people. (When I float the possibility that some of her donors dont know their district has moved, Margolies belts out a deep-throated laugh and says, Thank God!) And although she has gamely begun to Etch-a-Sketchshe told me President Obamas $800 billion stimulus wasnt big enough, a stark contrast to her no vote on Clintons $16 billion version in 1993it might yet be her tony Main Line persona that does her in. There had been only two votes in history that were that close and that important, she said. But even as a family of ten, Margolies had only one answer when asked to take in a family of refugees: "Let's do it.". I knew some kids were sent back. My grandmother was a Sherlock Holmes of Yiddish song,, but she couldnt solve the mystery of antisemitism. Marjorie Margolies is at the World Conference on Women in Beijing in the fall of 1995. And she was very, very funny. IE 11 is not supported. A friend from Eugene, Oregon, who worked with an adoption agency there bumped into Ms. Margolies while she was working on a story in Vietnam. [1] He later spent five years as head of East Coast research for Fox Films, a predecessor company of 20th Century . "The magical is a little bit of an exaggeration.". And then we were asked to take this refugee family," Margolies said. At weddings, at funerals, at family dinners and raucous parties, she would walk into a room, assess the situation, and say something that cut right to the crux of things. Ms. Margolies shakes hands with President Bill Clinton. I dont know, Margolies says, when I put it to her, over hors doeuvres at a restaurant before the Albright fundraiser. At this point, winning is anything but certain. Marjories close friend Toni Goldberg, whose late husband loaned $150,000 to Mezvinsky and never got it back, forgave both of them long ago. "I'm trying to raise two children, and {pay for} school and clothes. In the late 1990s, a job with a software company took her to Idaho, where she met her husband, Doug Werth. She gave toasts that prompted acquaintances to ask whether she was a stand-up comedian. Another friend, Nancy Chasen, says that they were just best best best friends.) However close Chelsea and Marc were, Ed Mezvinsky tried to use their bond to his advantage. How many other female Democratic candidates who stood on the podium at the Democratic Convention were seized with this thought: "I thought about what Barbara Jordan had said the night before, invoking Thomas Jefferson and talking about women being in the halls and councils of power. Holly arrived sickly. . I love this!. Three years later, while covering a story in Vietnam, Margolies adopted Holly. When she filed for bankruptcy, a judge rejected her assertion of ignorance in a scathing decision that, depending on how you read it, either calls her feminism into question or suggests she knows more than shes letting on. Lee Heh is married with Mom having financed her 14-bridesmaid wedding. She was a pickpocket, she smoked. What could she say? one political operative told Philadelphiamagazine in 2002. I had no idea what was going on in my own household, but Im equipped to vote on a $2 trillion budget! At 50, she looks more like someone's daughter than someone's mother, which is odd, because she is the mother, stepmother and legal guardian of 11 children, ages 10 to 28 -- a family she began building at age 28 when she became the first single American woman to adopt a foreign child. Why do you want to do this, Mom? she says, paraphrasing him, Why do you want to open us up again? (Marc Mezvinsky did not respond to a request for comment.). Getting her was tough going through the adoption agencies, which can even make it nearly impossible for married couples. She quit working to spend more time with her sons. I had some limited name recognition then, she said. She had campaigned with her husband, Ed, a former Iowa congressman, countless times, but had never thought seriously of running for office -- although she came close during the Thomas hearings. Margolies married Ed Mezvinsky in 1975, and four years later they took in a Vietnamese boat family which includes Suu, her son Vu, 10, and Suu's two nephews, Hai, 23, and Dang, 21. Sometimes it does but sometimes it really doesnt.". In 1973, an adoption agency sent her a photo of the 6-year-old she would name Holly, staring into the camera with a slight smile, holding a placard with her name and birth date. 'I've gotten so much more out of this than the children have. I finally found a group in Oregon that didn't say yes, but they didn't say no. Why is the Chinese dragon laying eggs in different baskets? After Holly died, Margolies, tying up loose ends, called the hospice service that had cared for her daughter in her last days. "I was known as the real Dairy Queen," she said of her days at WRC, where she pumped breast milk between assignments, froze it and carted it home by car every week. The first death occurred on Aug. 5, 1993, when Clinton was one vote short of passing a budget bill and convinced Margolies to change her mind. Can America become the new Jewish Babylonia? The personal which she got to in part through the professional is that she is the mother of 11 children. Margolies is already being painted as the right-wing candidate running in her newly redrawn district, which is now considerably less suburban than it was 20 years ago. It's just so gratifying,' she says. Well, its the anniversary of when I moved into my house (along with Husband #1 and Sons #1 and 2) and it became our home. When she still was a reporter, Ms. Margolies did a series of stories on international adoption. My checks have been in the mail (electronically) for 17 years, but what about my stepsons and grandkids? In interviews with me and other publications, shell insist that her candidacy is not premised on her relationship with the Clintons. 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(Since her vote, John McCains thumbs-down on the Senates last-ditch attempt to kill Obamacare in 2018 has been added to that list. She was never charged with anything, and nobody I spoke with, from sympathetic former colleagues to bitter ex-friends, seems to think she was in on the fraud. Serving as guardians for this massive brood can be a costly endeavor, she admits,but cares little about the expense. Margoliess decision to run undoubtedly puts the Clintons, eyeing a race of their own, in a tough spot, writes van Zuylen-Wood. It all began when Marjorie Margolies got a reporting assignment in Korea. 'Everybody takes turns cooking,' says Margolies. She had been the first single woman in U.S. history to adopt a kid from a foreign country: Lee Heh, a South Korean girl, who eventually became one of 11 children Margolies would consider her owna large family including her biological, adopted, step- and surrogate children. "She was always looking for cute guys for me," said Couric. Of course, it was not without its moments to say the least, it didnt work all the time but it was terrific.. (Marc was her first biological child; his brother Andrew, now an artist, was born a few years later.) One, President Bill Clinton personally convinced her to cast a tie-breaking vote on his infamous 1993 budget bill that cost the Pennsylvania congresswoman her job. She was working as an occasional correspondent for four NBC programs, including "Today." "She was forced to sort of quiet her life - and really become at peace with herself," he said. Four years later, she adopted Holly, then 6, from Vietnam. The youngest children flocked to Holly. Vote for me!, Whether the scandal still qualifies as a career-ender more than a decade later depends on whom you ask. "Can you get together a wedding in a couple of weeks?" What she did next changed history. There are days when she threatens to turn the Year of the Woman into the Year of the Jewish Mother, running an underdog campaign against a career pol that's as heavy on hugs and kisses as on political strategy. Perhaps the question to ask is not whether the Clintons will comebut whether itll make any difference if they do. Holly grew up, went to the University of Pennsylvania, got married, had two children, and had a happy life, but she died of cancer four years ago. Its hard to sum up Ms. Margolies life. Lee Heh arrived from Korea in 1970 and was joined four years later by Holly from Vietnam. In 1975, she married Congressman Ed Mezvinsky, who had four daughters of his own. Please enter valid email address to continue. A half-dead economy, the confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas and an insurgent electorate across the country have launched hundreds of candidacies that otherwise never would have been contemplated this year. 'When people ask, 'which ones are your real children?' The Maasai dont ask you how you are when you first see each other, she said. "As a Homo sapiens without an X and a Y chromosome, I was not represented. Lee Heh arrived from Korea in 1970 and was joined four years later by Holly from Vietnam. And I thought, here I am, standing here, part of all this. When: On Thursday, January 19, at 11 a.m. Where: Online, for the JCC U at the Kaplen The whole family gathers at Marc Mezvinskys wedding to Chelsea Clinton. Her dish always has to be full. She writes about that bitter experience, too, in her book. Three, her son Marc married Chelsea Clinton. "Now this is a beautiful baby," she cooed and segued on to the next voter. Public File for KYW-TV / CBS Philadelphia. In the car on the way to the Albright event, I ask how involved the Clintons are in her campaign. And I told him, Your first born.. I have been living Sunday, April 30, Brunch 9:45 a.m.;10:30 program, Art, grief, and living with and through tragedy, Israeli-born pianist, about to play at NJPAC, praises his teachers and mentors, Reflections on the root and meaning of spinal pain, Livingston shul to hear NCJWs national president outline the progress and challenges, Mom and Dad never felt insecure about Social Security. Two, her now-ex husband went to jail for running a Ponzi scheme. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and did graduate work at Columbia. And given that Chelsea has said she hopes 2014 will be the year of the baby, Margoliess ties to the Clintons might soon become even stronger. The night after the fundraiser I attended with Margolies, Hillary Clinton arrived in Philadelphia to give a speech to the Pennsylvania Conference for Women. And Ed just followed., (Margolies declined to comment on the Fenton lawsuit or the bankruptcy case. People like comeback stories., Her son Marc apparently disagrees. "And it was fun. She's very plugged in to their emotions, but they could wear pajamas to school and it wouldn't bother Margie if it didn't bother them. "Now here's a great story," she said last weekend, introducing a couple of reporters to Rosemary Keane, who just quit the Republican Committee in the town of Ambler because she couldn't bring herself to vote for President Bush. (The two divorced in 2007; Ed was released from prison a year later.) Two years after she adopted Holly, in 1975, Margolies married former U.S. Rep. Edward Mezvinsky. She tried to rest after a life spent on the go. Holly Thi Werth (Margolies) passed away on May 3, 2016, in her home in Boise with her family at her bedside. 'Sometimes I feel it's the most selfish thing I've ever done in my entire life,' she says softly. Three weeks later, she declared bankruptcy too and dropped out of the race; creditors were asking the two of them for more than $7 million. When he thought it would help, a federal prosecutor toldthe New York Times, he would call and say, Im spending the weekend with the Clintons., Perhaps with this in mind, Margolies suddenly turns press-shy when asked too many questions about her personal rapport with the Clintons. She loved being a journalist and to be fair, it loved her back. Lee Heh, CSCP Supply Chain and Logistics Professional Orange County, California, United States 1K followers 500+ connections Join to view profile Chipotle Mexican Grill University of. Smukler dismissed the episode For the Clintons and this campaign, its never going to be enough for some people, he said. 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