All Together Different: Yiddish Socialists, Garment Workers, and the Labor Roots of Multiculturalism

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All Together Different THE GOLDSTEIN-GOREN SERIES IN AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY General Editor: Hasia R. Diner We Remember with Reverence and Love: American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust, 1945–1962 Hasia R. Diner Is Diss a System? A Milt Gross Comic Reader Edited by Ari Y. Kelman All Together Different: Yiddish Socialists, Garment Workers, and the Labor Roots of Multiculturalism Daniel Katz All Together Different Yiddish Socialists, Garment Workers, and the Labor Roots of Multiculturalism Daniel Katz a New York Universit y Press New York and London For Pat, Christina, and Amanda, Strong women, all NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2011 by New York University All rights reserved References to Internet websites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Katz, Daniel, 1962– All together different : Yiddish Socialists, garment workers, and the Labor roots of multiculturalism / Daniel Katz. p. cm. — (The Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–8147–4836–7 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–8147–6366–7 (ebook) — ISBN 978–0–8147–6367–4 (ebook) 1. Clothing trade—United States—History—20th century. 2. Collective bargaining— Clothing industry—United States. 3. Jewish labor unions—United States—History. 4. Working class—Political activity—United States—History—20th century. 5. Jews— Political activity—United States—History—20th century. 6. Jews—Employment— United States—History—20th century. 7. Multiculturalism—United States—History— 20th century. 8. International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. I. Title. HD6515.C5K38 2011 331.88'18708992407471—dc23 2011028187 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...