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The status and position of Jews in Europe shifted between 1880 and 1920, I will look at three case studies to explain why they did.
In 1880 the majority of Jews were restricted to living in “permanent Pale of residence” with only the “useful” ones such as rich merchants or doctors being allowed into the interior. All Jews in Russia were denied citizenship. There was a lot of suspicion surrounding the Jews, they maintained their ways of living and Yiddish culture and did not integrate with other Russians much. Many of the Jews living in Pales were impoverished and were seen by the Russians as parasites. In 1881 Tsar Alexander II was assassinated by revolutionaries, the Jews were blamed for this and the next Tsar was more hard line and used them as a scapegoat.
Approximate Word count = 551 Approximate Pages = 2.2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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