US lawmakers sing to Holocaust survivor

In a joyful, bipartisan moment, lawmakers briefly interrupted the State of the Union address to serenade a survivor of October’s Pittsburgh synagogue shooting with an impromptu version of “Happy Birthday.”

Judah Samet is also a Holocaust survivor and celebrated his 81st birthday on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump saluted Samet during his address, saying Samet can still recall the moment nearly 75 years ago when he was put on a train after 10 months in a concentration camp.

Read the article by Matthew Daly in the Illawarra Mercury.