(FT) Cloth, 8vo, 160 pages, illustrated, ports. , in Yiddish. First edition. The International Workers Order (IWO) was a Communist Party-affiliated insurance, mutual benefit and fraternal organization founded in 1930 and disbanded in 1954 as the result of legal action undertaken by the state of New York in 1951. At its height in the years immediately following World War II, the IWO had almost 200, 000 members and provided low-cost health and life insurance, medical and dental clinics, and supported foreign-language newspapers, cultural and educational activities. The organization also operated a summer camp and cemeteries for its members. (wikipedia 2012) SUBJECT(S) : Yiddish language --- reader--- children--- juvenile--- communisn. OCLC lists 2 copies (U of Michigan, Hebrew Union Coll) worldwide. Covers bumped, hinge and backstrip repair, inner binding tight, pages clean, overall good + condition. (YIDCHI-5-6)