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Book Condition: Used
Seller: Dan Wyman Books

United States
About Item: Passaic, N. J. : Arbayter Ring, 1936. Hardcover. 1st edition. Original boards. 8vo. Ca 24-32 pages each issue [ca 160 pages total], 27 cm. In Yiddish. A complete Nazi-era year run of Fraynd, founded in 1910, printed monthly, then, as in this volume, bimonthly. "Formed in 1900 by Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, The Workmen's Circle at first acted as a mutual aid society, helping its members to adapt to their new life in America. It provided life insurance, unemployment relief, healthcare, social interaction, burial assistance and general education through its branches throughout the US as well as through its national office. Soon, the organization was joined by more politically focused socialist Bundists who advocated the anti-assimilationist idea of Yiddish cultural autonomy, led by education in Yiddish and socialist ideals. The Circle formed the Folksbiene Yiddish theatre troupe and promoted Jewish arts and music, Yiddish school programs for children and Yiddish summer camps.… Read More
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