This conclusion leaves some unsatisfied, but it was intentionally included despite not appearing in Sholem Aleichem's original stories of Tevye der Milkhiker. This was a fairly fresh experience for a potentially Jewish  American audience, maybe one or two generations into being Americans. 

Mendel comments: "Our forefathers have been forced out of many, many places at a moment's notice ...". To explore a visual timeline of the Jewish Diaspora, head here. This is a long historical look, starting ~600B.C.E.

To read about the effects and history of Pogroms, go here. More can be found in the glossary.