Poverty has probably been the #1 reason people went OTD
Many people converted to Chrisitianity because there were no economic opportunties as jews.
As jews became emaciapated in Europe people left the Shtetels for better economic opportunties and left the shtel. People emigrated to the US because of economic opportunity.
People were starving and needed to feed their families. Many jews became communists because people were starving and needed economic opportunities.
The gloryfing Poverty failed miserably in the past. For every jew who stayed alot more left