Colonies

1st edition. Later boards. 8vov. 120 pages with illustrations, 23 cm. Singerman, 3820. In English with some Hebrew. A report on the Jewish agricultural settlements in New Jersey founded by Russian Jews, with much on those around Bridgeton, Millville, Vineland and Salem.. Moses Klein (1857-1910) , a native of Hungary, was a scholar and linguist from Hungary. He was dedicated to returning Jews to "the land" through agricultural colonization. He framed the solution to the Jewish Problem as farming and colonization in America, Palestine, and in general (Gal, 1998) . He served as head of Dorshei Sephath Ever, Philadelphia's first Hebrew-speaking club. [See Goldman, Hebrew Printing in America, Vol. I, p. 285] SUBJECTS: Jews -- United States. Agriculture - -Antisemitism. Jewish farmers. OCLC lists 26 copies worldwide (OCLC: 46440184) . Near fine condition. An outstanding beautiful copy. (AMR-65-7-MBL)