Book details: THE JEWISH AGRICULTURE SOCIETY, INC. ANNUAL REPORT [1938]
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The Jewish Agriculture Society
THE JEWISH AGRICULTURE SOCIETY, INC. ANNUAL REPORT [1938]
Imprint: New York, 1938
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
1st Edition. Original Wrappers. 8vo. 29 pages ; 24 cm. Holocaust-Era Report. “The Jewish Agricultural SOCIETY, organization chartered in New York in 1900 to provide East European immigrants with training "as free farmers on their own soil…" A subsidiary of the *Baron de Hirsch Fund, the society emphasized self-supporting agricultural activities, with rural industry to supplement farm incomes. Its Industrial Removal Office, autonomous after 1907, relocated thousands of immigrant workers from the cities. Among the society's continued functions was the extension of loans on generous terms to farm cooperatives as well as individuals. It offered placement services and advice to potential agriculturists. ” (Jewish Virtual Library, 2017) . SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- United States. Jewish farmers. Very good condition. (HOLO2-135-25)
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