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.