They mostly came by boat.
Israel
Israel is important to Jews because it is their homeland where Avraham (Abraham) was commanded to move by G-D. It was in those days called "Canaan" and that is also where the 12 Tribes of Israel were, and Israel was commanded to live there by G-D.
Th modern state of Israel which at the time was a country called Palestine.
Th modern state of Israel which at the time was a country called Palestine.
When the Assyrian king expelled the Hebrews from Canaan (the older name for Israel) after he conquered it from them, it was 25ad, as said in the Book of Yekhezkel (Ezekiel) in the Jewish Bible. Jews have continued to be on the move throughout the various centuries, settling where invited and fleeing where persecuted.
Yes, non-Jews can move to Israel and live there. Israel is a multicultural country that welcomes immigrants from various countries and religions. However, the process of immigration and acquiring citizenship can be complex and may require meeting certain criteria or conditions set by the Israeli government.
The Jewish diaspora was when the Jews were forced to immigrate out of their home country. It was a forced move, and it caused illness and death.
Some Jews in Chaim Potok's book "The Chosen" did not believe it was time to return to Israel because they were deeply rooted in American culture and felt more connected to their lives and community in the United States. They were comfortable and content with their lives in America and did not feel a strong religious or nationalistic calling to move to Israel.
Many Christians believe that the Jews must be "gathered together" before the Messiah comes.Answer:Christian anti-Semitism often caused Jews to move, as they sought safer places to live or were forcibly expelled from Christian countries such as Spain, Portugal, France and England.
if you are talking about the time relevant to the Holocaust, then you might count the Jews coming from Russia about fifty years beforehand, but the ones that caused the problems were the ones that came from Poland (to escape persecution) in the inter-war period.
They had to move them with trains and most Jews ran away. Either with boats or snuck away on foot!
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