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My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love.

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Yakov Smirnoff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 24
Actor
Comedian
Odesa
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
High
Fell
Torch
Freedom
Holding
Torches
Father
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Harbor
America
Welcome
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Love
Seeking
Instantly
People
York
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