Jewish Migration from Eastern Europe

Speaker:  Nick Evans   University of Hull

This illustrated talk explores the often-forgotten port of Libau (Liepaja) enabling hundreds of thousands of Jews to flee Latvia and Lithuania between 1876 and 1917. The emergence of a major Baltic port with global shipping connections allowed Jewish refugees to bypass German ports — thereby reducing the cost of leaving imperial Russia. Jewish agents and middlemen stationed throughout their journey facilitated this mass migration, which resulted in Jews securing a home in far-flung destinations including Canada, America, Britain, Australia, and South Africa.

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