Mr. President. 75 years ago this September a small band of East European immigrants on New York Citys lower East Side. concerned with the need to preserve their spiritual and cultural heritage in a new land. established an elementary school to serve the burgeoning Jewish community. Incidentally. that is where I was born. In the humble setting of the teeming. povertyinfested population center that was Manhattans lower East Side. this pioneering endeavor marked the birth of Yeshiva University. the oldest and largest American university under Jewish auspices. Following a pattern of development similar to other privately sponsored colleges and universities founded by religious groups.
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