I would also recommend reading "Bread to Eat & Clothes to Wear" by Gur Alroey, which contains letters from Jewish migrants in the early 20th century and sheds light on the trials and tribulations on leaving Eastern Europe for America and elsewhere. It is published by Wayne State University Press.
Ms Terry Ashton, Australia PRASHKER/SZUMOWSKI/WAJNGOT/WIERZBOWICZ/GOLDMAN/SEGAL-SEGALOVITCH/GOLTZ