ABSTRACT
The preceding quote is extremely apt considering the countless instances throughout history when Jews have been forced to move either in response to prejudice and persecution, or in search of improved economic opportunities. Among the most notable instances of Jewish migration are the flight of Sephardic Jews following their expulsion from Spain in 1492 and the mass movement away from Eastern Europe of millions of Ashkenazic Jews during the period 1890-1920 as they sought to escape pogroms and dire economic conditions. No country benefited more from Jewish migration than the USA, which is now home to more Jews than any other state in the world (Goldstein 1987).
