HIST 219 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Christian Culture, Irving Berlin, Louis-Joseph Papineau
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European jews and migration in the early 20th. The great migration: push and pull factors. 80% of ppl who migrate from russian emp end up in us. Persecution--less of a factor than originally thought. Most jewish immigrants are 14-44, 25% under 14--majority young. For some families, made more sense to only send children. Jewish immigrants hav greater intent to star in us permanently. Most came with urban econ skills--experience as merchants, peddlers, tailors. Jewish immigrants had abt same # of men/women. Most jews settle in urban areas--had previously lived in more rural areas. Garment manufacturing (from top to bottom), cigar manufacturing, food production. Many cases of wife desertion--men leaving their wives. Landsmanshaft--mutual aid society, formed by jews who came from same town in eur, mostly men-only. Provide interest-free loans, health insurance, coverage of burial. Unions--not illegal in us, socialist jewish labour movement emerges. Similarly, were cultural hubs that provided loans, healthcare.
