Conversation so far:
What happened to them?
Goodman notes that during this period in Russia, Jews had two basic alternatives for joining the art world.
What leads them their?
other alternative--the one that Chagall chose--was "to cherish and publicly express one's Jewish roots.
What did this lead them to do?
For Chagall, this was also his means of "self-assertion and an expression of principle.
What happened to the people?
"  Chagall biographer Franz Meyer, explains that with the connections between his art and early life.

Question: What was wrong with this?
Self-contained rewrite: What was wrong with Marc Chagall's art and early life?