Perspective on a Nation of Immigrants
The Congregation of Temple Beth Am is to be congratulated for its festival honoring their heritage (Times, Nov. 12) during this, the centennial year of Ellis Island in New York Harbor. I am reminded of two U.S. Presidents who also paid special tribute to their roots: John F. Kennedy with his book, “A Nation of Immigrants,†and Franklin D. Roosevelt, when he once addressed the Daughters of the American Revolution. Roosevelt’s opening words to the ladies were: “Fellow immigrants!†I have often wondered if the very terminology of immigrant and immigration should not be re-evaluated in terms of our history and present policies.
SHERRY TERZIAN
Los Angeles
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