And it's anybody's guess whether these contemporary immigrants are more unwelcomed than my Eastern European ancestors were a century ago.
These boys were so different that their European ancestors would be astonished to see them.
The children who had European ancestors were far more likely to have middle-ear infections than those of native ancestry.
He says his European ancestors may have hidden their faith for fear of persecution.
Today there are many people around the world whose central European ancestors adopted the surname, including many Germans.
But even then I could get only the most fragmentary glimpses of my European ancestors.
American Jews, following the example of their eastern European ancestors, revel in potato latkes.
And do we need another show that makes the case for the influence of our hallowed European ancestors?
Herbert's European ancestors had been piano makers, goldsmiths, and vintners.
The Walsh name comes not from a European ancestor, as some others do, but from a simple misunderstanding.