> the pale of settlement[a] was a western region of the russian empire with varying borders that existed from 1791 to 1917 (de facto until 1915) in which permanent residency by jews was allowed and beyond which jewish residency, permanent or temporary,[1] was mostly forbidden. most jews were still excluded from residency in a number of cities within the pale as well. a few jews were allowed to live outside the area, including those with university education, the ennobled, members of the most affluent of the merchant guilds and particular artisans, some military personnel and some services associated with them, including their families, and sometimes their servants. pale is an archaic term meaning an enclosed area. i think you are confusing something. it sounds more like the area was already full of jews and the tsars just wanted the jews there to stay and not infest other parts of the russian empire
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