The story of yesterday's second generation overall is one of progress and advancement. However, exclusively upbeat portrayals fail to capture the complexities of the paths of second-generation Italians and eastern European Jews. Recognizing the possibility of similarities and continuities between the second generation of southern and eastern Europeans and today’s second generation opens up the possibility for learning lessons from the past that have significance for the present and future.
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