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...Mississippi's Rankin sat down, New York's Edelstein jumped to his feet. Most popular of the six Jews in the House, esteemed by Democrats and Republicans alike, Mike Edelstein rarely made a speech, yet he was well equipped to answer this slur on his race. Born in Poland 53 years ago, brought to the U.S. when he was three, Mike Edelstein grew up on Manhattan's East Side, studied law at night. After his good friend Dr. William I. Sirovich died in 1939, Mike Edelstein took his seat in the House. Mild and devout, unmarried...
Cried Mike Edelstein: "Hitler started out by speaking about 'Jewish brethren.' It is becoming the play and the work of those people who want to demagogue to speak about their 'Jewish brethren' and 'international bankers.' ... I deplore the idea that . . . men in this House . . . attempt to use the Jews as their scapegoat. I say it is unfair and I say it is unAmerican...
...Speaker's gavel banged in vain as Mike Edelstein said his say. "All men are created equal, regardless of race, creed or color, and whether a man be Jew or Gentile, he may think what he deems...
Then Mike Edelstein walked down the well of the House, out through the swinging glass doors into the Speaker's lobby. In a corridor he stopped to speak to his secretary. Suddenly he slumped and fell against a door. From the lobby, Congressmen and attendants came running...
They were too late to help; Michael Edelstein's heart had stopped. The time of the gentleman from New York had expired...