In the 20th century anti-jewish riots in Russia caused Jewish migrants to immigrate to the United States. Anti-semitic laws caused jewish people to be limited to the area which is now composed of the countries Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Bellarussia. The Russians were very violent toward the jewish calling them Christ-killers, destroying their homes, and even attacked children and women. Once their were further restrictions placed on the jewish and they couldn’t even obtain food and water they began to emigrate to the us. Under the bill of rights their religion would be tolerated and they were able to set up businesses. Many jewish emigrants worked in sweatshops and set up small businesses, but Abraham Bisno worked his way up to the top. He became a labor organizer and worked to improve the conditions for workers.
Why were the Russians so adamant on persecuting the jewish other than for religious reasons?
How do you think the anti-semitic laws affected other ethnic groups that were non Russian?
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