AMH-2097 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Good Moral Character, Sweatshop, Fictional Book
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History: arguably, those of jewish faith are the most widely oppressed group in world history. Holy roman empire pushed the jewish people away. Ferdinand and isabelle went through processes to convert all of spain to catholic: jews had to leave or convert to catholicism. Russia and eastern europe that caused the largest wave of. Mass extermination of 6 million jewish people: for this class, we are looking for oppression against jews that led to their migration to the untied states. Eastern european jews: tsar alexander ii assassinated in 1881. Rumors were that the assassins were jewish. Not true- assassins were atheists: pogroms- organized attacks on jewish communities because of their faith, tsar alexander iii. Scared that he would be assassinated by jews. Attempt to make all of eastern europe like russia both politically and culturally. Religion is a part of culture- jews all over eastern europe experience program. Jews would experience acts of violence against their community (pogroms)
