just like not all Nigerian immigrants have multiple advanced degrees, not all Jews are rich. And the fact that some are well-to-do is also a new chapter for us. It’s not like the Jewish people came to America from Europe, or wherever else, swimming in cash. They were mostly dirt-poor refugees escaping generations of persecution. What they did have, though, was thousands of years of culture, tradition, and dedication—not to money, not to global domination, but to the sacredness of education and family values and community. And while it’s true that Jewish people do earn more income relative to
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