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In November 1938, two weeks after Kristallnacht, Ickes proposed the use of Alaska as a "haven for Jewish refugees from Germany and other areas in Europe where the Jews are subjected to oppressive restrictions." Resettlement in Alaska would allow the refugees to bypass normal immigration quotas, because Alaska was a territory and not a state.
The history of the Jews in Alaska began before the Alaska Purchase in 1867. Jews from Imperial Russia lived there periodically as fur traders, and a Jewish community has existed since the 1880s. The Klondike and Nome gold rushes attracted Jews to Alaska to seek their fortunes as miners and businessmen and resulted in the first organized Jewish ...
In the wake of the fatal accident, some black youths attacked several Jews on the street, seriously injuring several and fatally injuring Yankel Rosenbaum, an Orthodox Jewish student from Australia. [88] April 17, 1986 Murder 1 0 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Neal Rosenblum: was shot and killed because of his Jewish appearance, wearing Haredi ...
Over 30 Jews in Cracow are killed by an angry mob. [151] 1465 The Moroccan revolt against the Marinid dynasty, accusations against one Jewish Vizier lead to a massacre of the entire Jewish population of Fes. 1467 Jews of Tlemcen persecuted and many flee for Castile. [152] 1468 Many Jewish homes and plundered and a number are killed during anti ...
1981 Vienna synagogue attack: Two Palestinian nationals entered the 155-year old Israelite Temple, posing as Jews, opening fire and threw grenades as attendees of a Bar Mitzvah. Two were killed and 18 were wounded. The assailants received life sentences. [7] [8] 18 September 1982 Great Synagogue of Brussels: Brussels, Belgium
Threats to Jews in the United States spiked over 200% in the one-year period since the deadly October 7th terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas, according to new data obtained by CNN from the Anti ...
In 1903, the Kishinev pogrom killed 47 Jews, injured 400, and left 10,000 homeless and dependent on relief. American Jews began large-scale organized financial help and assisted in emigration from Russia. [18] More violence in Russia led in 1911 to the United States repealing an 1832 commercial treaty. [19]
American Jews (Hebrew: יהודים אמריקאים, romanized: Yehudim Amerikaim) or Jewish Americans are American citizens who are Jewish, whether by culture, ethnicity, or religion. [4] According to a 2020 poll conducted by Pew Research , approximately two thirds of American Jews identify as Ashkenazi , 3% identify as Sephardic , and 1% ...