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#Refugees have been settling in #Birmingham since C18th & the city has become home to people fleeing persecution from many places. For #RefugeeWeek2020 see our FREE learning guide highlighting @LibraryofBham #archives & resources so you can discover more! http://ow.ly/Gad530qQIkp
Some of the places that #Refugees have historically fled from to #Birmingham (including the 'Push factors') are featured in this chart.
Archival sources date the Jewish presence in
#Birmingham back to the early 18th century.
Jewish people comprised the 1st #refugee
community in the city. They came fleeing
religious persecution in Europe. The main
cause of prejudice against Jews was ‘deicide’.
#Birmingham back to the early 18th century.
Jewish people comprised the 1st #refugee
community in the city. They came fleeing
religious persecution in Europe. The main
cause of prejudice against Jews was ‘deicide’.
The city was host to a number of refugees from
#WW1. The largest (5000) community of refugees from the war were from Belgium. In #Birmingham, ‘The Belgium Refugee Committee’ was established, to raise money & provide food & housing for the displaced persons.
#WW1. The largest (5000) community of refugees from the war were from Belgium. In #Birmingham, ‘The Belgium Refugee Committee’ was established, to raise money & provide food & housing for the displaced persons.
Post-war #Birmingham #refugees included those expelled from Kenya (1968) & Idi Amin’s expulsion of Asians from Uganda (1972). They arrived amidst much hostility when issues of race & immigration were particularly high.
