JUDAISM: THE 600 YEARS OF FORBIDDEN HISTORY
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This story begins in the mid-1500s when Jews, expelled from Spain and Portugal during the inquisitions of the late 1400s, found refuge and eventually established a significant presence in Amsterdam. Over time, they played a key role in shaping Europe's financial landscape, including the creation of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1602 and the establishment of the Bank of Amsterdam in 1609. These institutions became models for future financial systems.
This story ends in 1965, Congress passed the Hart-Celler Act, which fundamentally altered U.S. immigration policy for the first time in over 175 years. The act abolished the national origins quota system, which had favored immigrants from Western Europe. This shift dramatically changed the demographic makeup of the United States, reducing the percentage of the population with Western European ancestry from over 92% to 40% and declining rapidly over the following decades. It marked a turning point in American history, and could be described as the "fatal bullet to the brain" of the nation's identity. Ironically, when the bill was passed, Lyndon B. Johnson, who had been JFK's Vice President and was then President, downplayed its significance, stating that the bill was "not a revolutionary bill" and that it "does not affect the lives of millions." This assessment would prove to be vastly underestimated, as the long-term effects of the Hart-Celler Act continue to shape the United States to this day.
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