Jewish Pale of Settlement
Title
Jewish Pale of Settlement
Description
The picture is a map of the Pale of Settlement, which was the only place that Jews could live within the Russian Empire. Almost all of the Jews who left for Philadelphia came from this area, which is made up of modern day Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania.
Creator
Gratz College and Elaine Kolinsky
Source
Images of America: A History of American Life in Images and Texts
Date
1998
Contributor
Michael Weiss
Files
Citation
Gratz College and Elaine Kolinsky, “Jewish Pale of Settlement,” Philly Immigration, accessed November 19, 2024, https://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/items/show/469.