Prejudice Against Jews-East London 19th Cen

Question 1

What is one reason the prejudice increased (point1)

Answer 1

Sweatshops

Question 2

Evidence that sweatshops increased prejudice against jews

Answer 2

Sweatshops were located in tenement buildings that jews were forced to work in.they made clothes in unhygienic and overcrowded conditions.They worked long hours.

Question 3

Explanation for sweatshops increasing prejudice

Answer 3

Sweatshops were illegal but some jews couldn’t speak english and didnt understand the police. The work was really low paid so this threatened to undercut the higher wages earned by english workers. Sweatshops only hired jews which angered the community

Question 4

What is another reason for prejudice increasing against jews in the east end of london during the 19th century. (Point 2)

Answer 4

Jack the ripper murders

Question 5

Evidence for the jack the
Ripper murders increasing prejudice against jews

Answer 5

Five women were found murdered (august 31st-November 9th 1888) with percise cuts to their bodies in locations across whitechapel in the east end of London

Question 6

Explanations for the jack the ripper murders increasing prejudice against jews

Answer 6

Many jews worked as butchers and doctors meaning they were believed to have the skills to be able to make the percise cuts.The bodies were also found in areas that the jews lived (whitechapel)

Question 7

What id a shochetin and how did it back yhe jews?

Answer 7

It is a jewish ritual slaughterer.the murdered were carried out with a pointed knife wheras schochetins knives had no points meaning it was impossible for them to have carried out rhe murders

Question 8

What did the grafiti to do with jack the ripper state?

Answer 8

“the jews are men that will not be blamed for nothing”

Question 9

What is the final reason for prejudice increasing against jews (point 3)

Answer 9

Migration from Russia

Question 10

Evidence for the migration from russia increasing prejudice

Answer 10

100,000 jewish migrants left russia in the 19th century to avoid conflicts in the region

Question 11

What is the explanation of migration from russia

Answer 11

It increased overcrowding in the aread of whitechapel snd spitalfield in london. This reduced housing/places to stay for the people already living in london. They would be left with even fewer places to live.

Question 12

What could you write in the introduction

Answer 12

East london went thru significant social and economic chnaged which led to prejudice against the jewish migrants.as they settled in, they faced increasing prejudice due to cultural,religious and economic differences.A number of different factors affected this prejudice and there was alot of discrimination against the jewish population of londom.

Question 13

What could you write in the conclusion

Answer 13

Talk about the three different factors.Together all these factors disrupted the peace in london and led to an influx of anti-semitism towards the jews.