The freedoms America provided were unique; historically Jews were considered second or third class citizens – if citizens at all.
Orthodox Jews sing and dance during the 13th Siyum HaShas, a celebration marking the completion of the Daf Yomi, a seven-and-a-half-year cycle of studying texts from the Talmud, the canon of Jewish religious law, at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S., January 1, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/JEENAH MOON)ByDAVID ELIEZRIE