Proceedings of the Conference of Hebrew Emigrant Aid Societies and Auxiliary Committees, Representing the Various Cites of the United States and Canada.

Estimate: $2,000–$3,000
Hammer price: $1,800

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author

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

printer

Davis

Place

New York

Publication

1882

references

Not in Singerman.

summary

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.

pp. 22. Original printed wrappers, stained. 8vo.

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