
During the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, fleeing poverty and persecution, millions of Jews left their familiar Eastern European Shtetls in search of a new and better life in the United States. Antwerp and the Red Star Line played a crucial role in this endeavor. Many succeeded in making the journey to the promised land, but thousands of others, for medical, economic, or social reasons, chose to stay in Antwerp and contributed to the growth and prosperity of our Jewish community. "From Shtetl to Shtetl" tells the fascinating and poignant story of the largest migration wave ever in Europe and explains the unbreakable bond between the Jewish Shtetls of New York and Antwerp.
Honorary Vice Mayor and Honorary Member of Parliament Ludo Van Campenhout (b. 1966) is an Antwerp economist and writer. During his rich political career, he developed an increasingly close friendship with the Jewish community. He studies Yiddish and Hebrew and engaged with the Jewish community in various ways out of deep affinity. This will soon result in the publication of the comprehensive book 'Our Shtetl,' which provides a complete and fascinating overview of the intertwined history of the Jewish community in Antwerp.
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