Sarah Hurwitz

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Sarah Hurwitz is an American author and speechwriter. She served as a White House speechwriter during the Obama administration, first as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and later as chief speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. Hurwitz previously worked as a speechwriter for Democratic political figures and campaigns including Tom Harkin, Wesley Clark, John Kerry, and Hillary Clinton, for whom she was chief speechwriter during her 2008 presidential campaign. Hurwitz helped write several of Michelle Obama's major addresses, including her speeches at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Democratic National Conventions, and she also worked in support of two of Obama's East Wing initiatives, Let's Move! and Joining Forces. After leaving the White House, she became a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics and wrote books focusing on Judaism, Jewish identity, and antisemitism.

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