1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgStaffhttps://www.jta.org/author/biraWhy Immigration Is A Jewish Issue - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hyesNwyOmS"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2014/10/08/ny/why-immigration-is-a-jewish-issue">Why Immigration Is A Jewish Issue</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2014/10/08/ny/why-immigration-is-a-jewish-issue/embed#?secret=hyesNwyOmS" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Immigration Is A Jewish Issue” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="hyesNwyOmS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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It was in a windswept Italian seaside resort 25 years ago that I saw close-up the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Tens of thousands of Jews had poured out of the Soviet Union, and American Jewish organizations were there to greet them, house them and help get them to America. With few Italian visitors to […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315