During the years 1880-1914 large numbers of religious Jewish refugees emigrated from Russia seeking haven on the shores of America. The safe haven that America offered would bring new beginnings to the Jewish families that had been suffering in the Pogroms and under the control of the Russian government where they were denied all legal rights, charged high taxes, and were unable to lease land.Jewish Men had to serve in the Russian army and were unable to practice their religions. Violence also occurred to the Jewish families such as having their homes ripped apart and even death occurred from the Russian mops.
1. Why would the Jewish families travel so far to a country that they have just heard of?
2. Why would the government seek such horrible consequences on people that just want to have religious freedom?
The Jewish refugees believed that America promised freedom in every facet, so they were willing to take the risk of traveling to a country that they have never visited prior. In 1881 after the assasination of Tsar Alexander, Pogroms because ever so prominent, and with the arrival of these attacks brought an increased amount of families that sought solice of the states.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the government was tough on the immigrants because alot of the migrant were there illegally and had little or no education, although they were extremely harworking and contributed greatly to the success of the country.