Judith Leiber was born in Budapest and grew up with the backdrop of antiSemitism. The synagogue in Vienna where her mother was married was destroyed during Crystal Nacht in November 1938. In Budapest. she became an apprentice in the handbag industry. advancing to Journeyman and then to master. Surviving the Nazi occupation of Hungary. Judith Leiber emigrated to America after the war with her husband. whom she credits with encouragement and support. In the 1991 edition of Fortune magazines special report on "The New American Century." Judith Leibers company. which makes handbags. is listed as one of Americas top 100 manufacturing concerns. She is on a roster with Corning.
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