Episode 14: Lacey Schwartz

Lacey Schwartz grew up in Woodstock, New York with her parents Peggy and Robert. She went to the local schools and celebrated her bas mitzvah at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation. With her darker skin tone and curly hair, Lacey always looked different than most of her friends. Her mother said she resembled her Sicilian great-grandfather. But when she was a teenager Lacey found out the truth about her identity. She turned her coming of age story into a film called “Little White Lie.” I went to see Lacey Schwartz at her home in Rhinebeck, New York where she lives with her 4-year old twins and her husband, congressional candidate Antonio Delgado. We talked about family secrets, race and the power of denial.