Let's continue the discussion from this thread.
So let's say that Stalin (or whoever's in charge at the time) gets the bright idea to instead of persecuting Jews in the Soviet Union blindly, ship them to a place where they can serve in the reconstruction and become grateful to the USSR. (And also piss off the Germans). Many refugees from the war also go there as well, but when they realize that they're subject to the emigration laws of the USSR, most as in OTL Jews head for the Middle East Israel.
The European Soviet Israel, let's call it Zion, is a Soviet-dominated Warsaw Pact type state. Are communists in charge? I don't know. Could they pull off a Finalnd-type thing instead? I don't know either. But in any case, there are now two Israels in the world, one a Soviet satellite.
Having looked up Birobidzhan, it does seem that Stalin genuinely did consider creating a Jewish homeland under his control. The problem is, would he or any other Soviet give them one in former German territory or elsewhere in Europe? Stalin did consider creating one in the Crimea, but that would have disturbed the native non-Jewish population there greatly. Perhaps he would be less caring about the desires of the native East Prussians, many he would deport anyways?
Could this work?
So let's say that Stalin (or whoever's in charge at the time) gets the bright idea to instead of persecuting Jews in the Soviet Union blindly, ship them to a place where they can serve in the reconstruction and become grateful to the USSR. (And also piss off the Germans). Many refugees from the war also go there as well, but when they realize that they're subject to the emigration laws of the USSR, most as in OTL Jews head for the Middle East Israel.
The European Soviet Israel, let's call it Zion, is a Soviet-dominated Warsaw Pact type state. Are communists in charge? I don't know. Could they pull off a Finalnd-type thing instead? I don't know either. But in any case, there are now two Israels in the world, one a Soviet satellite.
Having looked up Birobidzhan, it does seem that Stalin genuinely did consider creating a Jewish homeland under his control. The problem is, would he or any other Soviet give them one in former German territory or elsewhere in Europe? Stalin did consider creating one in the Crimea, but that would have disturbed the native non-Jewish population there greatly. Perhaps he would be less caring about the desires of the native East Prussians, many he would deport anyways?
Could this work?
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