routine basis know paul well. he s 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 paul s case, it s really true. i ll just say that he comes to us from the university of saskatchewan to give you a sense of how far he s come to be with us today. he s there on a professor, visiting professorship on human rights. and he ll be speaking on a nation of immigrants, the keynote, of course, is an opportunity to look at the theme in a broader sense. so he s going to be laying the groundwork for everything we re going to be discussing tomorrow, and i hope you ll 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 don t do typically. we re 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
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 don t want a lot to do with them and i ll 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, why do we need to do that? i already have somebody to do my nails. coming up tonight on american history tv, it s the history of immigration. starting at 8:00 p.m., we ll show you a comparison of the roles of congress, states, and the president in developing immigration policy. going all the way back to the colonial period. then at 9:20 eastern, the origins of the 1882 chinese ex
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 don t 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 non-zionist or anti-zionist and didn t want to go to israel. so they come here. and that population today is what is changing the american-jewish 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
colonial period to modern day. this event is part of a two-day u.s. capital historical society symposium. it s 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. he s 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 paul s case, it s really true. i ll just say that he comes to us from the university of saskatchewan to give you a sense of how far he s come to be with us today. he s there on a professor, visiting professorship on human rights. and he ll be speaking on a nation of immigrants, the keynote, of course, is an opportunity to look at the theme in a broader sense. so he s going to be laying the groundwork for everything we re going to be discussing tomorrow, and i hope you ll all come back as you can tomorrow as well. one last thing before paul
that s right! [cheers and applause] $1,000! way to go. thank you. [laughs] $1,000 winner, and, again, congratulations to emma. such an inspiration today with $20,000. thanks for watching. for everyone who s been a part of this one, i m chris harrison. we ll see you next time. [cheers and applause] closed captioning sponsored by: this 4th of july, sparks will fly. tan lines won t. coming up the emergency call that got hearts racing. at a 9-1-1 dispatch center outside of seattle, it was a man calling for help. said he just survived a plane crash. what authorities found out about the crash and what part the drug ambien played in it. and the bold new move by the oscars. to boost the female and minority membership. first, here s a look at today s forecast. world news now weather brought to you by no-no hair removal. our bacteria family s been on this alright kiddos!erations. everybody off the backpack, we made it to the ottoman. i like to watch them clean, but they l