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Why was Odessa once a Jewish City
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http://www.TravelsWithSheila.com • II is said that 7 Jews lived in Odessa during the 1780s, and before the beginning of World War II, over 50% of the population was Jewish. The majority of Jews emigrated from Pale Settlements established by Catherine the Great. Jews were not allowed to live anywhere outside of what is present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Moldova, Ukraine, and parts of western Russia. But Odessa founders needed people to populate this new area, and opportunities arose for Jews to move here, and obtain free land and equal rights.It is said that 7 Jews lived in Odessa during the 1780s, and before the beginning of World War II, over 50% of the population were Jewish. What was responsible for the influx? The majority of Jews emigrated from Pale Settlements established by Catherine the Great. Jews were not allowed to live anywhere outside of what is present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Moldova, Ukraine, and parts of western Russia. • But Odessa founders needed people to populate this new area, and opportunities arose for Jews to move here, and obtain free land and equal rights. • Olga then walked us through Odessa's considerable Jewish Heritage which includes: pogram sites, holocaust memorials, cemeteries and information about various luminaries.
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