This week, the lyrics of a patriotic song composed at the end of the Great War by a Russian Jew were determined to be a violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. But, the determination was not made by any judge or jury. Rather, a public school’s lawyer put an end to elementary students saying, “God Bless America.”
Irving Berlin emigrated to the United States from Russia to become one of America’s most beloved songwriters. His song “Putting on the Ritz” came to define a generation, and “White Christmas” lives on still today in the holiday traditions of millions. But, Berlin may be most renowned for his patriotic anthem, “God Bless America.”
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