Chapter 4: The Golden Land The Jewish women of the Triangle came to the U.S. under difficult circumstances. Many of them experienced discrimination such as restricted liberties and blame for things going wrong in the country, as well as tragedies such as murders and massacres. When I think of discrimination against Jews, I think of Nazi Germany. If the experiences these young women had reflected the sentiments of Eastern Europe at the time, I can understand how Hitler did the vile things he did. These sentiments seemed to be in place long before he gained his power. When they came to the United States, they faced the voyage and being stuck in an unsanitary ship for the long trek. Then there was the intimidation when they arrived at Ellis Island to undergo all the testing and screening to enter, then trying to avoid being conned into forced prostitution. …show more content…
While they may have been living in overcrowded, dangerous, barely inhabitable tenements they didn’t have to worry about people coming to massacre them because of their religion. I have a great respect for the burdens that these women took on once they arrived in New York. They used significant portions of their paychecks to support family members, some of whom were back in other countries that the women may never have had the chance to see again, and others were family members in today’s age that would not be considered their responsibility. That indicates to me the tradition of family loyalty that was prevalent still at that time, and that’s something that’s not always seen in families