The Jewish Immigrant in England, 1870-1914

The immigrants lived in distinct neighbourhoods, of which the best known was the East End of London. Rents were high and dwellings were crowded, and there was steady movement into more favourable areas such as Dalston and Hackney. Immigrant Jewish areas possessed a special character, and carried on a rich, active religious and cultural life, which reached its peak around 1910. It declined in the 1920s and until World War II, when it essentially came to its end.