American Quote by Jan Schakowsky

As a first generation Jewish American, I have witnessed firsthand Jewish immigrants who have come to this Nation in order to create a better…

— Jan Schakowsky

I think all immigrants and refugees are preoccupied with memories to one degree or another. But again, this question of how much to remember…

— Nguyen Viet Thang

As a product of history and faith, Jewish Americans have helped to open our eyes to injustice, to people in need, and to the…

— Barack Obama

If the main thing the next generations know about Jewish history is that we were persecuted and suffered, they will lose sight of the…

— Deborah Lipstadt

We cannot forget that we are a nation founded by refugees who were fleeing oppression and often fearful for their lives.

— Brad Schneider

The Holocaust is a great warning to us all. We shall never forget our sisters and brothers. We have to ensure it is not…

— Shimon Peres

I think a lot of Americans forget that they are not originally from here, that somebody in their past was a refugee.

— Milana Vayntrub

I do not think we remember our family in any real sense. We live in them instead

— Anne Enright

We must remember both the sacrifices and service of the Greatest Generation who secured freedom and prosperity for our world, as well as the…

— Mikie Sherrill

We go where our family goes. We go where our friends are, and because our social networks are so segregated by race, we end…

— Michael Emerson

I'm from the Midwest, and I loved my family. I had a very good time as a child, but I was also - I…

— Bob Balaban

“We are all immigrants, a glorious confection of races and beliefs, united by the rock that we live on. As the years wash over…

— Alex George