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Coming up next, Albany Law School Professor Emeritus Paul Finkelman delivering a keynote address at a symposium focused on the history of immigration in america. Mr. Finkelman compares the roles of congress, states, and the president in developing immigration policy from the colonial period to modern day. This event is part of a twoday u. S. Capitol Historical Society symposium. Its about an hour and 15 minutes. For the keynote opening this particular symposium, we have professor finkelman. Agai...

Symposium, we have professor finkelman. Again, those of you who come on well. Ine basis, know paul hes been our fearless leader for the past several years in symposium. Direct the because of that i feel like no introduction is needed. Pauls case its really true. Ill just say that he comes to from the university of is he catch with an to give you a of how far hes come to be with us today. Hes there on a visiting rights. Rship on human a a nationaking on of immigrants. The keynote is an opportunit...

Routine basis know paul well. Hes been our fearless leader for the past several years in helping to direct the symposium. Because of that, i feel like no introduction is needed. That old canard, but in pauls case, its really true. Ill just say that he comes to us from the university of saskatchewan to give you a sense of how far hes come to be with us today. Hes there on a professor, visiting professorship on human rights. And hell be speaking on a nation of immigrants, the keynote, of course, i...

Jewish community. Up to 1924, Ultra Orthodox Jews generally chose not to come to the United States. There were even rabinic rulings in europe discouraging jewish immigration to america. It was very simple. If you come to america, it will be better for your body. It will be worse for your soul. And your grandchildren will be gentiles. And they said dont come to america. And as a result, the ultra communities did not. After world war ii, though, the surviving ultra communities did. In part, they c...

Colonial period to modern day. This event is part of a twoday u. S. Capital Historical Society symposium. Its about an hour and 15 minutes. The keynote opening this particular symposium. We have paul finkelman. Those of you who come on a routine basis know paul well. Hes been our fearless leader for the past several years in helping to direct the symposium. Because of that, i feel like no introduction is needed. That old canard, but in pauls case, its really true. Ill just say that he comes to u...

Hes been our fearless leader for the past several years and helping to direct the symposium. No introduction is needed. It is really too. I will say that she comes to us from the university of saskatchewan to give you a sense of how far yes come today. He is under a visiting professorship on human rights on ae will be speaking nation of immigrants. The keynote is and what opportunity to look, to see the theme in a broader sense. You will be laying the groundwork or everything we will be discussi...

Holocaust as a cultural category, nevertheless was a soldier on behalf of the distressed. Were bringing mikes, so, and if youll let me know what my time frame is. This may be too narrow a question, but ill ask it anyway. So, i saw on cspan a while back interviews with bernard ferrenz, who was with the army and worked with Holocaust Survivors getting restitution. I wondered if you were familiar with his work and if that was connected at all with the congressman . No, i didnt see that. Its fascina...

Was in the 80s. When a soviet Jewry Movement begins here in the United States. And the American Jewish Community Found itself in direct, direct defiance of the wishes of the Israeli Government that wanted the russians to go there. And the American Jewish community argued freedom of choice. On immigration. Of course once the russian jews arrive here in large numbers, they really dont want a lot to do with them and ill just end with an anecdote. I mentioned to my own synagogue board, maybe we shou...

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