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Byron Dorgan: I found that Stanley had come to this country as a young boy to escape the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis. He…

On the recordJuly 26, 2010
I found that Stanley had come to this country as a young boy to escape the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis. He, with his father, sold fish, I believe, on the Lower East Side of New York City, in Manhattan. He followed his dad selling fish. He learned English. He went to school. Then he was able to do well in school and go to college. His parents had saved for him. He went to college and graduated from college and then went to work. He got a law degree and then he went to work for an aluminum company. He did so well he rose up and finally managed the aluminum company and then purchased the aluminum company. When he died, they opened his will. In his will he said he wanted to leave his $5.7 million to the United States of America for the privilege of living in this great country, and that was Stanley Newberg's will.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota
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Jul 26, 2010

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The speaker reflects on the immigrant experience and the contributions of individuals like Stanley Newberg.

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