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DI NAYE TSAYT. VOL I, NR. 4. (AUGUST 1898)
1st edition. Original Paper Wrappers, Large 8vo, 48 pages. Monthly. Yiddish Socialist monthly which survived from May 1898 (Vol I, Nr. 1) - May 1899 (Vol II, Nr. 1) . 25 cm. From the English-language cover: "A Monthly Magazine devoted to Popular Science, Literature and Socialism, Die Neue Zeit (The New Time) . " Published by the Yiddish-Speaking Section of the Socialist Labor Party of North America. "The harsh and degrading working conditions among the immigrants in....the sweatshops of the needle trade in New York City" led many Jews "to join the radical left wing of the American socialist movement....When [Morris] Hillquit, [Meyer] London, and [Abraham] Cahan left the socialist labor party in 1898, and formed the more moderate socialist party, " others "remained loyal to the revolutionary socialist labor party [SLP]..... In 1913, during the strike of New York City men's tailors, " many in the SLP "supported the tailors against their parent organization, the United Garment Workers of America (UGWA) , which opposed the strike. As a result of the conflict with the UGWA's national officials, the tailors formed their own local organization, the Brotherhood of Tailors, and elected [Joseph] Schlossberg secretary. In 1914 Schlossberg's supporters seceded from the UGWA convention and founded the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) . " (Melvyn Dubofsky in EJ) . Singerman S35. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Periodicals. OCLC lists 4 holdings (UCLA, LOC, NYPL, Brown) . Light wear to wrappers, Very Good Condition. (Y-10-D)
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