Bread to Eat and Clothes to Wear: Letters from Jewish Migrants in the Early Twentieth Century

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Bread to Eat and Clothes to Wear ( letters from jewish migrants in the early twentieth century Gur Alroey Wayne State University Press Detroit © 2011 by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan 48201. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without formal permission Manufactured in the United States of America. 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Alroey, Gur. Bread to eat and clothes to wear : letters from Jewish migrants in the early twentieth century / Gur Alroey. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8143-3519-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Jews, East European—Migrations—History—19th century. 2. Jews, East European—Migrations—History—20th century. 3. Jews, East European— United States—Correspondence. 4. Jews, East European—Palestine— Correspondence. 5. Immigrants—United States—Correspondence. 6. Immigrants—Palestine—Correspondence. 7. Europe, Eastern—Emigration and immigration—History—19th century. 8. Europe, Eastern— Emigration and immigration—History—20th century. 9. Jews, East European—Migrations—History—20th century—Sources. 10. Europe, Eastern—Emigration and immigration—History—20th century—Sources. I. Title. DS135.E83A46 2011 305.9’0691089924047—dc22 2010039465 ∞ Designed and typeset by Anna Oler Composed in Adobe Garamond Letter translation supported by a research grant from the German-Israeli Foundation’s Young Scientists’ Program. To the thirty-four Jewish immigrants in the Illowo station on the Polish-German border (letter 3) and to Mashe Zilazne (letter 20) This page intentionally left blank As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. Proverbs : This page intentionally left blank ...