A Jewish Homeland in Alaska

Why? Alaska would be a refuge, not a country, unless we're talking something like autonomous Sitka District in The Yiddish Policeman's Union...


Millions of Jews living in one general area being Governed by a Largely Christian Government, I don't think that'd bode well for some people.
 

HueyLong

Banned
Except that it really wouldn't matter to those Jews, as they were mostly secular and American Christianity was less anti-Semitic than European Christianity (with a few exceptions).

And they would have the amount of autonomy granted to a territory, and eventually a state. As well as the ability to elect their own officials.
 
Except that it really wouldn't matter to those Jews, as they were mostly secular and American Christianity was less anti-Semitic than European Christianity (with a few exceptions).

And they would have the amount of autonomy granted to a territory, and eventually a state. As well as the ability to elect their own officials.

An extremely wealthy state at that...what will all of Alaska's natural resources.
 

Cherico

Banned
how many people can alaska support realisticly?

its the largest state in the union by landmass also they would have the
ability to trade with the rest of the united states for food. A good
gestament is probally in the millions. The most conservative number
is probally 20 million though with trade and the support of the other
states the number alaska can realistically support is probally around
100 million maby more.
 

ninebucks

Banned
A lot of the alternative Zion suggestions are inspired by obvious anti-semitism. The Alaska proposal especially.

Anyone who wants to gather millions of Jews in Alaska (many, many more individuals than Alaska is capable of supporting), especially when, as immigrants, they will be clearly unable to handle the climate, is clearly motivated by a desire to make Jews suffer.
 

Rockingham

Banned
A lot of the alternative Zion suggestions are inspired by obvious anti-semitism. The Alaska proposal especially.

Anyone who wants to gather millions of Jews in Alaska (many, many more individuals than Alaska is capable of supporting), especially when, as immigrants, they will be clearly unable to handle the climate, is clearly motivated by a desire to make Jews suffer.
Alright then, what is alternative zion suggesion that is both "pro-semitic" and realistic, eh? I fail to understand how this suggestion can be considered anti semetic. .:mad: Really!

Every AH has a negative effect on one goup or another, you are paranoid.:rolleyes:
 
its the largest state in the union by landmass also they would have the
ability to trade with the rest of the united states for food. A good
gestament is probally in the millions. The most conservative number
is probally 20 million though with trade and the support of the other
states the number alaska can realistically support is probally around
100 million maby more.

But how many people could Alaska FEED realistically? Much less, probably.
 

Hapsburg

Banned
Alright then, what is alternative zion suggesion that is both "pro-semitic" and realistic, eh?
Eritrea, for one, would be more realistic and probably a lot more prosperous. Sadly, none of the powers considered the idea.

I fail to understand how this suggestion can be considered anti-Semitic. Really!
Usually, the OTL "alternative Zion plans" were just European schemes to dump the Jews on some Odin-forsaken piece-of-crap island/desert/icebox. Places like Madagascar, Antarctica, the Russian Far-East, northeastern Manchuria, etc. Places no one wants to live. Alaska isn't that much better; probably worse, actually, than some OTL propositions.
 
Eritrea? That place is barely better than the other places you suggested. And it doesn't even have the gold and oil of Alaska.
 
If it wasn't for it's history, Palestine would look like a pretty bad place for a Jewish homeland too- mostly worthless desert, little water...
 

Cherico

Banned
Eritrea, for one, would be more realistic and probably a lot more prosperous. Sadly, none of the powers considered the idea.


Usually, the OTL "alternative Zion plans" were just European schemes to dump the Jews on some Odin-forsaken piece-of-crap island/desert/icebox. Places like Madagascar, Antarctica, the Russian Far-East, northeastern Manchuria, etc. Places no one wants to live. Alaska isn't that much better; probably worse, actually, than some OTL propositions.

I dont see how living in Alaska with its natural reasources, large
forests access to see trade and large amount of land is worse
then being stuck in a country where your surrounded by religous
fundamentalists who are hell bound on killing you and your children
as they sleep, or being gased to death in Treblinka.
Given a choice between the holocost and a large jewish population
in Alaska Id chose Alaska, just because the jewish people settlel there
at first doesnt mean they cant live in the rest of america after the
intitial knee jerk I hate forenors reaction dies down.
 
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