The Jews Are Pushed out of Europe

Front

According to the passage, what did Jews often find when they moved within the Pale of Settlement?

Back

The same conditions as at home

Front

pogrom

Back

A violent attack on Jews

Front

Why did many Jews from Russia and Eastern Europe emigrate to the United States?

Back

To escape persecution

Front

What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize for the arriving immigrants, according to the passage?

Back

Hope, freedom, and opportunity

Front

What did these newcomers plan to do, unlike most other European immigrants?

Back

Stay in America

Front

In 1905, approximately how many Jews lived in the Lower East Side?

Back

A million

Front

What were "landsmanshafts" as described in the text?

Back

Networks or lodges of people from the same town or district in Russia

Front

What was a significant impact of the garment strikes on the Jewish community in America?

Back

It increased a shared sense of ethnic identity and Jewish participation in the labor movement

Front

The story of Clara Lemlich could be summed up by which statement?

Back

Clara was an example of a person who was retaliated against for her union organizing activity.

Front

Harvard President Abbott Lowell proposed new admission requirements for Harvard University. His proposal led to:

Back

Admitting students based on "well roundness" rather than grades and requiring a photo as part of the application.