In one of the most poignant moments of his speech, Lieberman recounted how Stamford embraced his grandmother, an immigrant from Central Europe.
"She used to walk to synagogue on the Sabbath, and very often her Christian neighbors would pass her on the street and say 'Good Sabbath,'" Lieberman said. "That was a source of endless delight and gratitude to her."
"My grandmother was one of the most patriotic Americans I ever knew because she had something to compare America to," he added.
The night was marked by glowing tributes from local and state officials.
"You can do what he did--that is the American dream," said Conn. Attorney General Richard M. Blumenthal '67, who succeeded Lieberman as the state's top lawyer in 1991.
After Lieberman's speech, Blumenthal, a former Crimson executive, praised Lieberman's ability to rise to such heights in a political system that he says can too often turn ugly.
"For a person of real merit to reach that high is a testament to our political process," Blumenthal said.
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