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== Early life and education ==
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After fleeing [[antisemitism]] and the [[Islamic Revolution]] in Iran, and spending 10 months in Israel (where her parents attended university), Farhadian arrived in the United States with her family at four years old on Christmas Eve in 1979.<ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto9">{{Cite web|date=May 5, 2021|title=IAPAC Announces Endorsement of Tali Farhadian Weinstein for Manhattan District Attorney|url=https://paaia.org/CMS/iapac-announces-endorsement-of-tali-farhadian-weinstein-for-manhattan-district-attorney.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=November 23, 2021|website=PAAIA|language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|author=Kassel|first=Matthew|date=July 17, 2020|title=She fled Tehran at age 4. Now 44, Tali Farhadian Weinstein is running for Manhattan DA|url=https://jewishinsider.com/2020/07/tali-farhadian-weinstein-running-for-manhattan-da/|url-status=live|access-date=November 23, 2021|website=Jewish Insider}}</ref> She reminisced, while explaining her desire to help others have opportunity and safety in their lives: "I know what it's like to be given an opportunity."<ref name="auto13">{{Cite web|last=Siyance|first=Ilana|date=May 26, 2021|title=Tali Weinstein, Vying for Manhattan DA Job Shares Personal Story|url=https://thejewishvoice.com/2021/05/tali-weinstein-vying-for-manhattan-da-job-shares-personal-story/|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2021|website=The Jewish Voice}}</ref> The [[Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society]] (HIAS), a nonprofit devoted to helping refugees, which represented the family pro bono, helping them apply for asylum.<ref name="auto3" /> The family then became eligible for US citizenship through President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986|1986 amnesty]] policies.<ref name="auto3" /><ref name="auto" />
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