Mr. Speaker. it seems that it Is emigrants who epitomize the American ideal of success through hard work. Isador Berenstein was born In Poland and achieved some success there only to see it destroyed by the Nazis. He barely escaped with his life when Dachau was liberated only a day before the Nazis were to kill him. He came to AmerIca to start over and made his way to the Arthur Avenue indoor bazaar. There. for the next 40 years. he ran the housewares stand. There are only in America facets to his story. his bargaining In Yiddishaccented Italian with newly emigrated Italian housewives. his reorganizing the market when the city allowed it to deteriorate and his being chosen to lead by the overwhelmingly ItalianAmerican merchants for more than a generation. I have known him for 20 years and have admired his good works and his commitment to the community. His retirement Is a loss to all of us.
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