alexander berkman was living in san francisco.e is an immigrant, he is jewish, he is a radical, he is an anarchist. he is very much in line with these kinds of attitudes. he also publishes, and i think you'll catch the subtlety of the headline of the newspaper, this is the masthead, he publishes a newsletter called "the blast." which of course is in an artist newspaper. anarchist newspaper. he is immediately catching some suspicion. with him was his friend and on-again, off-again lover, emma goldman. she is around san francisco at the time, as well. they were very much in cahoots. to give you an example of the anti-immigrant attitudes of them both, who were both jewish, they were described as" the kind of people who pop up at any radical movement that promises a financial return." newspapers also spoke of their "money grabbing proclivities." in other words, this was a stereotype of jewish people, that they are just trying to profit from radicalism. anti-semitic stuff for sure. i think that kind of anti-immigrant force is important