Proceedings of the Conference of Hebrew Emigrant Aid Societies and Auxiliary Committees, Representing the Various Cites of the United States and Canada.
AUCTION 68 |
Thursday, April 07th,
2016 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art
Lot 343
(AMERICAN JUDAICA).
Proceedings of the Conference of Hebrew Emigrant Aid Societies and Auxiliary Committees, Representing the Various Cites of the United States and Canada.
New York: Davis 1882
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,800
This conference represented the first united Jewish gathering on behalf of Russian immigrants to America.
The Hebrew Emigrant Aid Society (HEAS) was founded by German-Jewish Americans in New York City in November 1881. However it was criticized for its for its high-handedness and support for limits to immigration. Among HEAS’s most well-know volunteers - and critics - was poet Emma Lazarus. It was disbanded in 1883.