When I commented that the Specters were the only Jewish family in town. he then exclaimed that he did remember "Avram the Jew." His identification of my grandfathers first name was made without any prior identification of that name by me. That incident emphasized for me the difference of being Jewish in Russia in 1911 or 1982 or. for the matter 1992. My fathers story is both extraordinary and typical of the lives of millions of immigrants who made the United States the great country it is today. Harry Specter personified AmerIcas most basic values: love of family. education. patriotism. courage. sacrifice. optimism. hard work. commitment to do whatever was necessary to do the job and an overarching sense of optimism. While this brief statement cannot obviously match the pomp and ceremony of the joint session of Congress commemorating President Eisenhowers centennial. it is a privilege for me to be in the U.S.
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