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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 came here because they were either nonzionist or antizionist and didnt want to go to israel. So they ...

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 us from the university of saskatchewan to give you a sense of how far hes come to be with us today. H...

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 discussing. He will be laying the groundwork for everything will be talking about. We have a special Lunch P...

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 fascinating. Fascinating. I know the harrison report alone. Okay. Maybe you could tell me what fascinating....

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 should have an Outreach Program to russian jews in northeast philadelphia. And one member said out loud,...