Why did Jews flee Eastern Europe in large numbers between 1881 and 1914?

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Why did Jews flee Eastern Europe in large numbers between 1881 and 1914? By 1924, more than 2.3 million Jews had immigrated to the United States; why were they, of all the European immigrant groups, the least likely to return to Europe?  Where did most of these Jewish immigrants settle in the United States? What kind of living and working conditions did most experience once in the U.S.?  Although most were very poor, what advantages did they have compared to most other European immigrants of this era?

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