kanoi:”Do you think countries like turkey would welcome Jewish immigrants from all over the world and give them a place to live??”
So they would’ve all gone to America. Big whoop.”
If you tell me that you never studied any history, I will believe you. Otherwise, I don’t know where you get your information from. Wall posters?
While some American activists sincerely intended to assist refugees, serious obstacles to any relaxation of US immigration quotas included public opposition to immigration during a time of economic depression, xenophobia, and antisemitic feelings in both the general public and among some key government officials. Once the United States entered World War II, the State Department practiced stricter immigration policies out of fear that refugees could be blackmailed into working as agents for Germany. Beginning in 1940, the United States further restricted immigration by ordering US consuls to delay visa approvals on national security grounds. After the United States entered the World War II in December 1941, the trickle of immigration virtually dried up, just as the Nazi regime began systematically to murder the Jews of Europe.
Wake up! No one would accept us other than in very small numbers. Even after the war, only 20% of the displaced persons who were admitted to the US were Jewish. And although I would agree that some secular Zionist leaders were less than enthusiastic about taking in Jews who were not labor zionists, the fact remains thus, it is doubtful that that they could have done much anyway. I’m not excusing some people’s attitude, but it probably wouldn’t have made much of a difference. Today, despite all the issues you raise, Israel is the ONLY country in the world that will accept you solely based on religion. This is the first time in 2000 years this has happened. If you don’t appreciate this fact, I truly feel sorry for you.