Buy this book on-line Baron, Joseph L. , : THE IMMIGRANT: A PAPER READ BEFORE THE CONTEMPORARY CLUB DAVENPORT, IOWA NOVEMBER 26, 1923Davenport, Iowa: Contemporary Club, 1923
Wrappers, 8vo, 24 cm. , 22 pages. Rabbi Joseph Louis Baron was born in Vilna in 1894, and immigrated at the age of 13 to the United States. In 1920 Baron was ordained at HUC, and became rabbi of Tri-City Temple Emanuel, which served the Jewish populations of Davenport, Iowa, and Moline and Rock Island, Illinois. He later served for 35 years as a religious and civic leader in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is perhaps best known for editing the valuable “Treasury of Jewish Quotations. ” (Gordon, EJ) The Contemporary Club of Davenport was formed in 1896 for the purpose of discussing current problems involving the public welfare, and continues to meet. SUBJECT(S) : Emigration and immigration -- United States. OCLC lists four copies in libraries worldwide (Hebrew Union College, Univ. Of Wisconsin, Madison, Univ. Of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, National Library of Israel) . Back cover absent, front cover detached and chipped but present. Natural yellowing and edgewear, otherwise good condition. (Spec-15-1) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Baron, Joseph L. , : THE IMMIGRANT: A PAPER READ BEFORE THE CONTEMPORARY CLUB DAVENPORT, IOWA NOVEMBER 26, 1923. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, livres rares, out of print books, rare books and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |