He frowned, and having shaken the snow off his cap and coat, stopped in front of the icons as if not seeing anyone, crossed himself three times, and bowed to the icons. View in context They then threw the painting on the ground, breaking the icon into three parts.
Bernard âBernieâ Sanders was born in Brooklyn, New York, to immigrant parents and grew up in a small, rent-controlled apartment. His father came to the United States from Poland at the age of 17 without much money or a formal education.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont enjoys the cheers from a crowd in Manchester, New Hampshire on Sept. 19, 2015. Reuters. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is getting his first congressional supporter this week.The Los Angeles Times reported exclusively Wednesday that Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., will publicly back Sanders at a rally Friday night in Tucson.ven with Grijalva on his side, Sanders remains far behind the front-runner, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has been endorsed by at least 30 senators, 100 representatives and nine governors, according to FiveThirtyEight's tracker.