1.I knew a rav (he has since passed on) who was from Galicia. He said that unlike in Lithuania, which was always poor, Galicia was well off as it had oil (also textile factories). However, the economic boycott of the ’30s wiped out many Jews.
My family was all from Galicia and they all came (From all sides) to America because they were so poor and needed income . They were not rich in Galacia