{"id":34354,"date":"2024-03-11T08:40:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T07:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=263050"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:11:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:11:35","slug":"from-russia-to-texas-the-search-for-a-jewish-homeland","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/from-russia-to-texas-the-search-for-a-jewish-homeland\/","title":{"rendered":"From Russia to Texas: the search for a Jewish homeland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rachel Cockerell shares the little-known story of the Jews who fled antisemitism in early 20th-century Europe to forge new lives in the southern United States <\/p>

By Rob Attar\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 11 March 2024 at 07:40 AM<\/p>

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At the turn of the 20th century, millions of European Jews were seeking an escape from antisemitic persecution. While many dreamed of Palestine, a few thousand made their way, instead, to Galveston in Texas. In conversation with Rob Attar, the author Rachel Cockerell tells the story of the little-known Galveston movement, explaining how it connects to the histories of America, Zionism and European Jewry.<\/p>\n\n

Rachel Cockerell is the author of Melting Point: Family, Memory and the Search for a Promised Land<\/em> (Wildfire, 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n