1) The article that claims that Ashkenazim (and, hence)originated in Turkey has been discredited by pretty much every reputable researcher in the field.
2) Roosevelt Field (now a shopping mall) and Mitchel Field (now the site of Nassau Community College) are at least as significant in aviation history as Floyd Bennett field, though they are outside the city limits. Lindbergh left on his transatlantic flight from the former. Curtis Lemay was closely associated with the latter.
Re: 1. My daughter, the noted Yiddish scholar (or at least a recently graduated Yiddish scholar) has informed me similarly after I forwarded her the article.
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2) Roosevelt Field (now a shopping mall) and Mitchel Field (now the site of Nassau Community College) are at least as significant in aviation history as Floyd Bennett field, though they are outside the city limits. Lindbergh left on his transatlantic flight from the former. Curtis Lemay was closely associated with the latter.
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