Zionism in Texas

American History Hit

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America, History

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🗓️ 8 July 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

What do you know about Galveston, Texas? Perhaps you've heard about the disastrous hurricane of 1900, perhaps not. This was also likely the case for the thousands of European Jews who migrated to the United States via the city's port in the years preceding the First World War.

Don speaks to Rachel Cockerell, whose great-grandfather, David Jochelmann, was one of those persuading passengers to make the journey. Rachel's book is called 'Melting Point'.

Produced and edited by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.

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0:00.0	The wind measures at 135 miles per hour as torrid seas smash into the shore.
0:09.0	A 15-foot wave crests and breaks into the streets, flattening once sturdy structures in its path,
0:16.4	drowning so many sheltering souls.
0:20.6	When the storm finally passes and the skies clear, more than 8,000 people have perished.
0:26.0	Homes, businesses, and public facilities are destroyed or beyond repair.
0:31.0	It is one of the deadliest disasters ever to strike the continent.
0:35.0	Yet within a decade, this island city of devastation and death
0:40.0	will become a center of hope, a new and optimistic beginning.
0:45.0	For thousands of European Jews in search of spiritual shelter,
0:50.0	Galveston, Texas may be the promised land.
0:54.0	Hi, everyone.
0:57.0	Hi, everyone. Hi everyone Don Wildman here with another episode of American history. Thanks for
1:07.8	clicking through. A few years back I was sent to Dallas on a work assignment
1:12.0	and there I was interviewed by a news reporter who was a very nice person and we struck up a brief acquaintance.
1:17.5	At some point I took note of her given name which sounded like it had Jewish origins. I am not Jewish, but I live in New York
1:25.1	and have many dear friends and family who are. So sticking my coastal foot in my mouth
1:30.0	I said to this person, must be unusual being Jewish in Texas, huh?
1:34.0	To which she responded directly, no that's not true at all.
1:38.0	There are lots of Jews in Texas, especially in Dallas,
1:41.0	and it suddenly dawned on me.
1:43.0	Neiman Marcus.
1:44.0	Right, duh.
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