IMMIGRATION OF THE MEIR FAMILY By Stella, Elisabeth, and Evan 1907 Russia
WHY ARE WE LEAVING? •
Unfair Government
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Pogroms
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less crops
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To gain religious freedom
WHY DID WE CHOOSE AMERICA?
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
SAFETY
LAND OF HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY
WHAT ARE WE CONCERNED ABOUT? CONCERNS
BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE
GETTING RESPECT
DYING
GETTING SICK
LEAVING OUR FAMILY
CHANGING NAMES
GETTING THROUGH ELLIS ISLAND
WHAT OBSTACLES DID WE FACE IN OUR JOURNEY TO AMERICA?
GETTING ILL
LACK OF FOOD
LONG TRIP TO AMERICA
NEEDED A INTERPERETER
WHAT ARE SITUATIONS WE MIGHT COME ACROSS?
PASSING THE MEDICAL TEST
GETTING QUESTIONED
DANGEROUS JOB CONDITIONS
FINDING HOMES
FINDIND JOBS
CROWDED HOMES
THANK YOU!