Khazar royalty and nobility converted to Judaism probably as a result of the influence both of Jewish immigrants escaping persecution in the Byzantine Empire and the Radhanites, merchant Jews who regularly traded in Khazar territory. (bookbrowse.com)
or they [emigrate] to the Islamic State and thereby escape persecution from the Crusader governments and citizens.» (businessinsider.com)
His parents were Ukrainian Jews who escaped persecution when they moved from Odessa to Canada. (widewalls.ch)