Thirtieth Annual Report of the Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum of Philadelphia, 1885 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Thirtieth Annual Report of the Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum of Philadelphia, 1885 In the school at the Home, of which Miss Amelia Rosenbaum is the teacher, there are fifteen (15) children, who, when prepared, are promoted to the public schools. An interesting feature of this school, and for which Miss Rosenbaum has been assiduously qualifying herself, is the introduction of the Kindergarten system. Benches have been placed under the trees, so that the children can be instructed in the open air during the summer months thus to the delight of the little ones, combining recreation with instruction. Hebrew reading, Grammar and Translation, Biblical and Post Biblical History, and Catechism are taught daily by the Rev. N. Rosenau, after the public school hours. His earnest, persevering zeal is rewarded by the interest his pupils manifest in their studies, and by their familiarity with these sacred and time-hon ored subjects. Mr. Rosenau has organized three German classes, the junior department being conducted by Miss Martha Rosenau. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Twenty-Ninth Annual Report of the Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum of Philadelphia, 1884 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Twenty-Ninth Annual Report of the Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum of Philadelphia, 1884 The. Secretary read the annual report of the President and Executive Committee, the Treasurer's annual report, and that of the Committee on Education. The Treasurer submitted a list of Legacies to the Home since its foundation to date, a list of the Assets and Liabilities, and the Superintendent's report of Donations, which were received and on motion ordered to be filed and the reading thereof be dispensed with. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Dr. M. Jastrow, Rev. S. Morais, Rev. George Jacobs, and Rev. E. Eppstein. On motion the Secretary was instructed to have printed for distribution amongst the patrons, members and contributors the various Reports together with the proceedings of this meeting. On motion the several reports were accepted and ordered to be entered on the minutes. The polls being closed the President announced that the several nominees were duly elected for their respective offices. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Thirty-First Annual Report of the Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum of Philadelphia, 1886 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Thirty-First Annual Report of the Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum of Philadelphia, 1886 The Treasurer submitted a list of the donations received during the year, including the donations received on Dona tion Day, a list of the legacies bequeathed to the Home since its foundation, and a list of the assets of the Society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
















The American Jewish Experience


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The Jewish Unions in America


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Newly arrived in New York in 1882 from Tsarist Russia, the sixteen-year-old Bernard Weinstein discovered an America in which unionism, socialism, and anarchism were very much in the air. He found a home in the tenements of New York and for the next fifty years he devoted his life to the struggles of fellow Jewish workers. The Jewish Unions in America blends memoir and history to chronicle this time. It describes how Weinstein led countless strikes, held the unions together in the face of retaliation from the bosses, investigated sweatshops and factories with the aid of reformers, and faced down schisms by various factions, including Anarchists and Communists. He co-founded the United Hebrew Trades and wrote speeches, articles and books advancing the cause of the labor movement. From the pages of this book emerges a vivid picture of workers’ organizations at the beginning of the twentieth century and a capitalist system that bred exploitation, poverty, and inequality. Although workers’ rights have made great progress in the decades since, Weinstein’s descriptions of workers with jobs pitted against those without, and American workers against workers abroad, still carry echoes today. The Jewish Unions in America is a testament to the struggles of working people a hundred years ago. But it is also a reminder that workers must still battle to live decent lives in the free market. For the first time, Maurice Wolfthal’s readable translation makes Weinstein’s Yiddish text available to English readers. It is essential reading for students and scholars of labor history, Jewish history, and the history of American immigration.




The Varieties of Religious Experience


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Harvard psychologist and philosopher William James' The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature explores the nature of religion and, in James' observation, its divorce from science when studied academically. After publication in 1902 it quickly became a canonical text of philosophy and psychology, remaining in print through the entire century. "Scientific theories are organically conditioned just as much as religious emotions are; and if we only knew the facts intimately enough, we should doubtless see 'the liver' determining the dicta of the sturdy atheist as decisively as it does those of the Methodist under conviction anxious about his soul. When it alters in one way the blood that percolates it, we get the Methodist, when in another way, we get the atheist form of mind."