These Jewish icons leave outsized legacies in politics, the arts, sports, and everything in between

Albright, who died at 84 last month, remembered at Washington funeral ceremony by president as a 'truly proud American who made all of us prouder to be American'

Child refugee from war-torn Europe who became first female US secretary of state, and learned of Jewish heritage only late in life, to be honored at Washington National Cathedral

Daughter of a Jewish family that converted to Roman Catholicism, first woman to be US Secretary of State believed in the power of statecraft, but use of military force when needed

Lapid says her rise from refugee to first female US secretary of state 'inspired millions worldwide, and in particular, Jews here in Israel and around the world'

As Clinton's top diplomat, Albright led US efforts to broker Israel-Palestinian, Israel-Syria peace; she described discovering her Jewish heritage late in life as a gift