Would there be hostility or solidarity between these two historically persecuted religious groups?
Maybe, and maybe not. It depends really.
Would there be hostility or solidarity between these two historically persecuted religious groups?
Not universally.The only way Mr. Goldwasser could have a political career is as a Democrat. Jews are a staunchly left wing group.
What about the Upper Peninsula?Honestly I could see Wisconsin or some other Midwest state becoming that territory that they settle in, maybe the Dakotas?
Maybe, but I think it maybe too wooded and hard to farm. I think there is a reason the Finns and other Scandinavians settled that far northWhat about the Upper Peninsula?
Between Mormons and Jews? I would guess they would avoid each other and maintain cautious compatibility. The persecution of the groups had very different bases. The Jews weren't Christian in an intolerant Europe. Their dominance in business earned them disrespect that affected the whole community. Mormons, on the other hand, were a new sect, and from their founding in the early 1830's to their departure from Nauvoo, their problems came from members who did not respect the rights of others, plus a reputation for extraction of excess drayage fees from traffic on the Mississippi River. When they dispersed in 1846, those problems disappeared.Would there be hostility or solidarity between these two historically persecuted religious groups?
Perhaps. One of the biggest points of friction is the Mormon tendency to baptize non-Mormons postmortem. For obvious reasons, this tends to be very offensive to Jews.Would there be hostility or solidarity between these two historically persecuted religious groups?
The only way I could really imagine such a deliberate community decision would be to circumvent the OTL wave of German Jewish immigrants and bring the Eastern European Jews in fifty or a hundred years earlier. (See my earlier comment about OTL waves of Jewish immigration.) And after giving it some thought, it might not be impossible.snip
Mormons are both a proselytizing religion and intentionally tried to birth as many new Mormons as possible through plural marriages. This is how they skyrocketed in population in about two centuries from a few dozen to sixteen million worldwide (six and a half million of which live in the United States). I honestly don't think that any Jewish sect could replicate their specific success ... but I think they could come close. Mormons today have an American average birth rate of 3.4 children per household. Orthodox Jews have a 4.1 children-per-household birth rate in America; in Israel, the non-Haredi Orthodox birth rate is comparable (4.2) but the Haredi birth rate is a staggering 6.9 children per household! So, you know, holy crap.
I think it was a requirement for Utah became a state in 1896. So it was abolished generations ago.Didn't the Mormons abolish polygamy pretty early on? I don't think it was that large of a factor in their population growth. I think the bigger factor was their very active proselytizing.