New
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Year 10
Edexcel

Case study: Jewish migrants in the East End

I can explain the reasons for increasing Jewish migration to the East End, the experiences of Jewish migrants and the impact of Jewish migrants on the East End.

New
New
Year 10
Edexcel

Case study: Jewish migrants in the East End

I can explain the reasons for increasing Jewish migration to the East End, the experiences of Jewish migrants and the impact of Jewish migrants on the East End.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In the 1880s, there was a wave of Jewish migration from Eastern Europe.
  2. The Jewish migrants who settled in the East End in the 1880s were poorer than those who had migrated in earlier periods.
  3. Most Jewish migrants experienced a lot of hostility, and were forced to find work in poor conditions with low wages.
  4. Although they did not have a large impact on the economy, Jewish migrants impacted the built environment in this period.

Common misconception

The Jewish migrants who settled in England in the medieval, early modern and industrial periods all migrated for similar reasons and had similar experiences.

In each period, there are marked differences in the reasons for Jewish migration but also in the experiences of Jewish migrants.

Keywords

  • Pogrom - an organised massacre of a particular ethnic group, usually used to refer to the persecution of Jewish migrants in the 1880s

When explaining that the migrants who settled in the late 1800s came from poorer and less educated backgrounds, you can use this an example of patterns of migrant experiences, (i.e. those who could make significant economic contributions often had more positive experiences).
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of serious crime
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word describes a sailor, usually from Britain’s colonies across Africa and Asia?
Correct Answer: lascar
Q2.
What is the name of the event which led to significant Irish migration to places like Liverpool in the 1840s?
Correct Answer: the Great Famine, the Potato Famine, Great Famine, Potato Famine
Q3.
What were experiences like for Irish migrants in Liverpool in the 19th century compared to other places in Britain?
Correct answer: positive
negative
neutral
Q4.
Who was John Archer?
Correct answer: the son of a lascar from Barbados and an Irish Catholic woman
Correct answer: London’s first elected black politician
a lascar from Barbados who was maried to an Irish Catholic woman
Liverpool's first black mayor
Q5.
Put the following events in chronological order.
1 - Act of Union
2 - Catholic Emancipation Act
3 - greatest wave of Irish migrants to Britain
4 - Irish Catholics were allowed to attend British universities
Q6.
What were Irish railway and canal workers known as?
lascars
ayahs
Correct answer: navvies
Huguenots

6 Questions

Q1.
Which word describes an organised massacre of a particular ethnic group, usually used to refer to the persecution of Jewish migrants in the 1880s?
Correct Answer: pogrom
Q2.
When were Jewish people expelled from England?
Correct answer: 1290
1655
1881
1859
Q3.
In which decade was there a wave of Jewish migration to Britain from Eastern Europe?
1850s
1870s
Correct answer: 1880s
1890s
Q4.
Which London neighbourhoods did Jewish people settle in during the 19th century?
Correct answer: Spitalfields
Maryebone
Correct answer: Whitechapel
Tooting
Q5.
Complete the sentence: For Jewish migrants who settled in the East End, their experiences were largely __________.
Correct Answer: negative, poor, bad
Q6.
Which of the following were the main ways in which Jewish migrants impacted the East End?
Correct answer: built environment
national economy
Correct answer: local economy
language

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