Human Rights, War, and Isolationism

Focusing on the period between 1903 and 1921, this session analyses the Jewish response to the Russian pogroms and the burgeoning movement for human rights. It details the community’s struggle for rights abroad following the Great War and the impact of the 1919 peace agreements. The discussion concludes with the rise of American isolationism, the “Red Scare,” and the implementation of restrictive immigration quotas that closed America’s doors.