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The Daily Phoenix
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
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Extract from Vienna's Neue Freie Presse reports that a proposition for Jewish emigration to America has sparked joy in Bucharest's Jewish community. Sixty families, mostly skilled mechanics, have begun their journey, seeking to escape humiliation and maltreatment. They were welcomed at Giurgovo with music, and a fund is being established to aid emigrants.
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The proposition for emigration to America has created the wildest joy among the Jewish population of this place. While no settled organization to assist the Hebrews in their emigration scheme has as yet been perfected, sixty families have nevertheless started on their mission for "the promised land."
They are mostly sturdy, skilled mechanics, and intelligent. When I asked one of them whither they are going, he answered, "We intend to pursue our journey until we make our way to America. There we shall be able to earn a living by our handiwork, and not be subjected to the disgrace and humiliation of being pointed at as a Jew, and at the same time maltreated like dogs."
The enthusiastic emigrants adorned their hats with the American cockade, and on arriving at Giurgovo, they were received by their brethren with a band of music. I am informed that a society has been formed among the laboring men to establish a small fund in aid of the emigrants.
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Bucharest
Event Date
November 5
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sixty families have started emigrating to america; a society formed to establish a small fund in aid.
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Proposition for emigration to America creates wild joy among Jewish population in Bucharest. No settled organization yet, but sixty families, mostly sturdy skilled mechanics and intelligent, have started journey to 'the promised land.' One emigrant states intent to reach America to earn living without disgrace and maltreatment as Jews. Emigrants adorn hats with American cockade, received at Giurgovo by brethren with band of music. Society among laboring men formed to aid emigrants.