“The alembic of English tolerance has operated by now on the newer arrivals as well. Their sons have taken part in English life, contributed to English achievement, striven for England's betterment, shed their blood in England's wars.”

—  Cecil Roth

Source: A History of the Jews in England (3rd ed. 1964), p. 270

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