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Introduction
Maurice Wolfthal
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3
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The Jewish Unions in America: Pages of History and Memories
Bernard Weinstein
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13
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The First Jewish Immigrants in the United States
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13
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How the Jewish Immigrants of the 1880s Earned a Living
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21
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The First Jewish Workers in the American Trade Unions
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34
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The First “Radicals” Among the Jewish Immigrants of the 1880s and the Beginning of the Jewish Labor Movement in America
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47
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The Strange Case of Comrade Wolf
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64
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Hymie “the American”
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66
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The First Jewish Theater Choristers’ Union
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69
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The Jewish Actors’ Union
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71
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The Yiddish Varieties
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74
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The Jewish Typesetters’ Union
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76
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The Founding of the United Hebrew Trades of New York
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80
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How We Organized Strikes
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84
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The Panic of 1893 and the First Splits Within the Jewish Labor Movement
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93
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The Schism in the Socialist Labor Party
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100
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The First Years of the Jewish Labor Movement in Philadelphia
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110
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The Beginning of the Jewish Labor Movement in Chicago
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114
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The Unions of the Cap and Millinery Trade
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116
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The Millinery Trade and the Union
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131
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The History of the Tailors in the Men’s Clothing Industry
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134
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The Struggle of the Tailors’ Union Against the Plague of the “Open Shops”
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145
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The Custom Tailors’ Union
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145
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The Story of the Knee-Pants Makers’ Union
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147
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The Union of the Children’s Jacket Makers
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152
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The Union of the Basted Children’s Jacket Pressers
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154
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The Union of the Unbasted Children’s Jacket Makers
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156
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The Pants Makers’ Union of New York
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157
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The Vest Makers’ Union in New York
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159
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The Shirt Makers’ Union
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161
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The Great Garment Workers’ Strike of 1913 in New York
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164
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How the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America Was Founded
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173
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The Women’s Garment Unions in America
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178
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The Jamaica Incident and Other Trials
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187
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The Cloak Makers’ Unions in Other Cities
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192
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The First Jewish Unions of Waist Makers, Wrapper Makers, Buttonhole Makers, Embroidery Workers, and Other Ladies’ Garment Workers
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193
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The Birth of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
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195
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The Strike of 300 Skirt Makers Against the Firm of John Bonwit in 1905
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198
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The Industrial Workers of the World Also Founds a Cloak Makers’ Union
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201
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The Reefer Makers’ Strike of 1907
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202
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The Historic General Strike of the 18,000 Waist Makers in 1909
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204
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The Great Cloak Makers’ Strike of 1910 and the Founding of the Largest Jewish Union
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210
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The First Years After the Strike
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215
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The General Strike of the Cleveland Cloak Makers in 1911
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218
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The Triangle Fire
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220
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The Protocol of the New York Ladies’ Waist and Dress Makers’ Union of 1913
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221
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The General Strike of the Wrapper, Kimono, and Housedress Makers and the White Goods Workers of 1913
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222
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The Hourwich Affair and the First Civil War in the Cloak Makers’ Union
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225
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The Organizing Work of the ILGWU in Other Cities from 1915 to 1919
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229
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The Breaking of the Protocol and the Strikes of 1916, 1919, and 1921
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230
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The General Strike of the Dress Makers in 1923
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233
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The Ladies’ Tailors’ Union of New York
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235
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The Raincoat Workers’ Union
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235
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The Struggle with the Communists in the Joint Action Committee
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236
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The General Strike of 1926 and the Expulsion of the Communists
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238
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The Rebirth of the Cloak Makers’ Union
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243
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The Jewish Bakers’ Unions
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244
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The 1927 Bakers’ Strike Against Two Big Firms, Pechter and Messing
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250
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The Jewish Bakers’ Unions in Other Cities
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252
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The Furriers’ Union
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253
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The Founding of the International Fur Workers’ Union
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259
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The Union of Jewish Painters
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265
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The Pocketbook Makers’ Union
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267
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The Suitcase Workers’ Union
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272
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The Trunk Makers’ Union
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273
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The Neckwear Makers’ Union
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274
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The Union of Cleaners and Dyers
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279
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The Union of Mattress and Bed Spring Makers
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282
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The Seltzer Workers’ Union of New York
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283
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The Union of Clerks and Retail Dress-Goods Stores
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284
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The Union of Grocery Clerks
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285
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The Union of Jewish Waiters
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286
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The Union of Paper Box Makers
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288
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The Union of Jewish Barbers
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290
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The Union of Jewish Shoemakers
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292
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The Union of Jewish Tin Workers
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295
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The Union of Jewelry Workers
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296
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The Union of Butcher Workers
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297
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The Union of Jewish Newspaper Writers in New York
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299
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The Union of Jewish Bookbinders
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301
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The Jewish Laundry Workers (The Steam Laundry Workers’ Union)
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302
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The Union of Wet-Wash Laundry Drivers
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303
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The Pressers of Old Shirts in Hand Laundries
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304
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The Union of Jewish Inside Iron Workers
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305
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The Union of Jewish Furniture Drivers
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306
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The Union of Workers with Live and Kosher-Slaughter Fowl
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307
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The Little Unions
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308
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The Disappeared Unions
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308
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The New Generation of Jewish Workers in America
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309
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The Jewish Carpenters and Wood Workers
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310
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Jewish Plumbers
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312
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Jewish Moving Picture Operators
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312
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Jewish Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers
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312
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Jewish Metal Workers and Machinists
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313
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Jewish Workers in Radio and Aviation
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313
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Jewish Drivers of Cars and Taxis
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313
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Conclusion
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314
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Index
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317
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