Mary Antin

There was one public school for boys, and one for girls, but Jewish children were admitted in limited numbers - only ten to a hundred; and even the lucky ones had their troubles. ↗

— Mary Antin

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You heard on all sides that the brightest Jewish children were turned down if the examining officers did not like the turn of their noses. ↗

— Mary Antin

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You went up to be examined with the other Jewish children, your heart heavy about that matter of your nose. ↗

— Mary Antin

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