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W.M. Citron (Ed.) Aufbau Almanac - The Immigrant’s Handbook.

Auction 60 · Lot 37

W.M. Citron (Ed.) Aufbau Almanac - The Immigrant’s Handbook.

Estimate
$200–$300
Hammer price
$750

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author

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

printer

Verlag German-Jewish Club

Place

New York

Publication

1941

Description

FIRST EDITION. Illustrated. Text in English and German. Foreword by Albert Einstein.

summary

A guide for recently arrived German-Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, with information and instruction on Jewish-German immigrant associations, citizenship classes, American life and customs (particularly in New York City), the text of The Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America, and the meaning of such vernacular expressions as the ‘Bronx cheer’ and ‘sawbucks.’ Produced by the editors of the monthly German-Jewish immigrant self-help magazine Aufbau.
pp. 192. Few smal tears. Original printed wrappers. 4to.
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