Starting Anew: Jewish Immigrants and Refugees sent to America’s Midwest from Nazi and Post WWII Germany

Author(s)

Quinn Fabish, Augustana College, Rock Island IllinoisFollow

Course

Historical Research 300

Document Type

Student Paper

Publication Date

Spring 2021

Disciplines

History | Holocaust and Genocide Studies | United States History

Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement

This paper serves to investigate the reasoning as to why Jewish refugees and immigrants were sent to places in the Midwest. Through the analysis of many primary sources, specifically interviews of Jewish refugees and immigrants, this investigation reveals that the general reasons as to why Jewish immigrants and refugees were sent to the rural Midwest were rooted in economics as well as their assimilation into American society. The rural Midwest offered more potential economic opportunities than other urban areas and allowed Jewish immigrants and refugees to more easily assimilate into American life through various means.

Comments

2nd Place Winner, 2021

Augustana Digital Commons Citation

Fabish, Quinn. "Starting Anew: Jewish Immigrants and Refugees sent to America’s Midwest from Nazi and Post WWII Germany" (2021). Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/geifmanprize/20

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