The unique story of the exodus of millions of Jews, fleeing Eastern Europe from the horrifying pogroms during the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century. Their journey to the New York Shtetl ended sometimes in the Antwerp Shtetl, for various reasons...- - During the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, fleeing poverty and persecution, millions of Jews left their familiar Eastern European Shtetls in search of a new and better life in the United States. Antwerp and the Red Star Line played a crucial role in this endeavor. Many succeeded in making the journey to the promised land, but thousands of others, for medical, economic, or social reasons, chose to stay in Antwerp and contributed to the growth and prosperity of our Jewish community. "From Shtetl to Shtetl" tells the fascinating and poignant story of the largest migration wave ever in Europe and explains the unbreakable bond between the Jewish Shtetls of New York and Antwerp. Honorary Vice Mayor and Honorary Member of Parliament Ludo Van Campenhout (b. 1966) is an Antwerp economist and writer. During his rich political career, he developed an increasingly close friendship with the Jewish community. He studies Yiddish and Hebrew and engaged with the Jewish community in various ways out of deep affinity. This will soon result in the publication of the comprehensive book 'Our Shtetl,' which provides a complete and fascinating overview of the intertwined history of the Jewish community in Antwerp. --------- Tijdens het einde van de 19e en het begin van de 20e eeuw verlieten miljoenen Joden, op de vlucht voor armoede en vervolging, hun vertrouwde Oost-Europese sjtetls op zoek naar een nieuw en beter leven in de Verenigde Staten. Antwerpen en de Red Star Line speelden daarbij een cruciale rol. Velen slaagden erin de reis naar het beloofde land te maken, maar duizenden anderen kozen er om medische, economische of sociale redenen voor om in Antwerpen te blijven en droegen bij tot de groei en welvaart van onze Joodse gemeenschap. ?Van Shtetl tot Shtetl? vertelt het fascinerende en aangrijpende verhaal van de grootste migratiegolf ooit in Europa en verklaart de onbreekbare band tussen de Joodse sjtetls van New York en Antwerpen.