AMH-2097 Final: Final Study Guide
Document Summary
Pogroms- anti-jewish riots, eventually millions of jewish immigrants migrate everywhere else: when czar alexander ii was assassinated, russians thought the jewish was in charge of that which caused tensions. Tenements: 19th century many jews lived in cities in us particularly ny, 700 people per acre: inside 97 orchard st. : 5 stories and basement apartments, three rooms. No shower or bathroom services, had to bring your own oven. This time sanitary services were not existent, so people would throw their trash out the window in front. America letters - letters to send back to their families, norwegian immigrants, they were positive about the usa and very negative about norway. Elisabeth koren- wrote a diaries, white settlers in the front tier and how isolated they were, the weather, the importance of community. Mezzogiorno- name of the southern part of italy, factors that pushed italians out of. Pick and shovel work- the work italian did, their type of job: construction.
