Guide to the United States for the Jewish Immigrant. A Nearly Literal Translation of the Second Yiddish Edition.
New York: Immigrant Publication Society, 1916. 64pp. plus fifteen photographic plates, and two maps (printed on one sheet). Original light green wrappers printed in dark green. Ex-NYPL, with typical discard markings and library remnants. Spine reinforced on spine with cloth tape. Front cover partially split. Presentation inscription from author on title page. Item #13078
Third edition of a scarce guide for Jewish immigrants entering the United States during the First World War. The work opens with a patriotic invitation, followed by specific regulations for entering the country, helpful groups within the country for immigrants, places to go for work, sources for learning English, attaining citizenship, and so forth. Other chapters cover subjects such as "Some Notes on Jews in Agriculture in the United States," "The Money Used in the United States," and "School and Other Educational Advantages in the United States." One of the more impactful sections is the last, presenting "Special Advice to the Immigrant." This section warns against swindlers, notaries, strange men with offers of marriage, mining companies, and others, encouraging immigrants to attain citizenship as soon as possible and to "Be proud of your race, your birth and your family, a Jew is all the better an American for being a good Jew."
The text is illustrated with numerous photographs, with some showing immigrants in the process of naturalization, as well as shots of adults and children in various school classes, patriotic scenes, the Statue of Liberty, and so forth, with one image of schoolchildren repairing an American flag which is captioned, "Little Americans of Ancient Races Mending the Old Flag." In addition, there are two folding maps of the United States affixed to the rear wrapper (one on each side of the same sheet), with one printed in English and the other in English and Yiddish. This appears to be the third and last edition of Carr's work, after previous editions published in 1912 and 1913.
Price: $650