Shutting Out The Sky Chapters 1-3

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immigrant

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people who move from one country to make their homes in another

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Pogram

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an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe

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Persecution

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to treat cruelly or harshly because of political, religious, or other differences

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Poverty

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the state of being extremely poor

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Tenement

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A multifamily urban dwelling, usually overcrowded and unsanitary

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Scarce

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when there is not enough resources to satisfy a need or want

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Peddler

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a person who travels about selling things carried in a pack, truck, wagon or cart

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Famine

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An extreme shortage of food

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Ellis Island

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Immigration processing center that open in New York Harbor in 1892

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Tenant

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A person who rents the property