That’s a contentious topic even in Egypt!
There was nowhere better to go to.
The US was by no means “open” to immigration, certainly not to Jews, and CERTAINLY not to brown Jews from the middle east.
Wouldn’t stop Morocco expelling them. Spain did.
Were there actual laws against it? I visited Ellis Island in the summer and I don’t remember any being mentioned until towards the end of the 19th century, and then immigration to America was severely restricted in 1924. Can’t find anything on Google, either.
The cost of getting there and presence of a local community for support were presumably factors, but plenty of Jews were able to emigrate to America from Eastern Europe. Just not nearly all.
My point is that many people will emigrate if there is somewhere better to go, and more if they are at risk where they live, but you don’t get near-total population transfer unless they are forced out.
It was when my ancestors came here.
Yup. It was really when trans-Atlantic travel got cheap enough that masses of people immigrated to the US that the US impose immigration limits.
While I know a lot of the thread is focused on Israel, I’ve always gotten the idea that Jordan didn’t exactly welcome them with open arms, and that they’re still second-class citizens there. Feel free to set me straight if I’m off.
The League of Nations approved a memorandum restricting the Jewish homeland to west of the Jordan, so it’s fair to say the British administration did not exactly welcome them.
Three are no restrictions on Jews in Jordan now. Though how many Jordanian citizens are Jews, who knows— it’s understandable if they do not want to openly announce it.
Pretty sure he’s referring to the Palestinians who ended up in Jordan but aren’t Jordanian citizens.
Yes. My bad.