Banzai. Banzai. [chanting] [indiscernible] [chanting] narrator we shall never completely understand the japanese mind, but then they dont understand ours either. Otherwise there never would have been a pearl harbor. But we must try to understand japan because we have become locked in the closest of all relationships, war. Whether we like it or not, we and the japanese are going to be at very close range for a very long time. So lets see what kind of people these japanese really are, what they believe in, what they want, and how they get it. And if this tale begins to get a little fantastic, bear with us, we are dealing with a fantastic people. First, lets examine a typical japanese soldier. His average height is five feet three inches. His average weight, 117 pounds. He and his brother soldiers are as much alike as photographic prints off the same negative. His pay is ¥10 or about 2. 36 a month. His personal equipment is simple but practical. Is bullet is supplied with ammunition. The
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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, is an opportunity to look at the theme in a broader sense. So hes going to be laying the groundwork for everything were going to be discussing tomorrow, and i hope youll all come back if you can tomorrow as well. One last thing before paul comes up to the podium. We have a special lunch program, something we dont do typically. Were going to have a speaker join us during lunch period tomorrow. So we can keep people in the room, but have boxed lunches to make that easy for you. And i think youll re
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 come here. And that population today is what is changing the americanjewish community more than anything else because of their extreme birth rate. I would invite anyone to take a tour of borough park or flatbush in brooklyn, by zip code, they have the highest birth rates of any place in the United States. And if there is retention over generations, the prediction is somewhere around half of the am
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. Hes there on a professor, visiting professorship on human rights. And hell be speaking on a nation of immigrants, the keynote, of course, is an opportunity to look at the theme in a broader sense. So hes going to be laying the groundwork for everything were going to be discussing tomorrow, and i hope youll all come back as you can tomorrow as well. One last thing before paul comes up to the podium.