1881 ⟶ Mass Emigration of Russian Jews Begins

Over two million of the Russian Jews emigrate. Most go to th...

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1877

1881

1882

1933

🗽 New Hampshire Grants Jews Equal Political Rights

New Hampshire becomes the last state to give Jews equal political rights.⟶

EqualityPolitical RightsUnited StatesAnti-SemitismLegal HistoryCivil Rights19th Century

United States

✈️ Mass Emigration of Russian Jews Begins

Over two million of the Russian Jews emigrate. Most go to the U.S., others elsewhere, some to the Land of Israel. The first group of Biluim organize in Kharkov.⟶

EmigrationRussiaUnited StatesFirst AliyahBiluMigration19th Century

Russia

United States Israel

Israel

💥 Pogroms in Russia and Ukraine Kill Thousands

Three major waves of pogroms kill tens of thousands of Jews in Russia and Ukraine. More than two million Russian Jews emigrate in the period 1881–1920.⟶

PogromsAnti-SemitismPersecutionEmigrationRussiaUkraine19th Century

Russia

Ukraine

💔 Pogroms in Russian Empire Force Emigration

Pogroms in the Russian Empire kill several Jews and injure large numbers, destroy thousands of Jewish homes, and motivate hundreds of thousands of Jews to flee.⟶

PogromsAnti-SemitismEmigrationPersecutionRussian Empire19th CenturyViolence

Russia

🚢 The First Aliyah Begins

The First Aliyah, a major wave of Jewish immigrants to build a homeland in Palestine.⟶

ZionismAliyahImmigrationSettlementLand of Israel19th CenturyMigration

Israel

🇩🇪 Hitler Takes Power and Jewish Emigration Begins

Hitler takes over Germany; his anti-Semitic sentiments are well-known, prompting numerous Jews to emigrate.⟶

Nazi GermanyHitlerAnti-SemitismEmigrationJewish ExodusHolocaust1930sPersecution

Germany