The Dawn of a Problem

Publication Date: December 1913

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Author(s): Maurice B. Hester

Research Area: Population and demographics; Social conditions

Keywords: social services; communal organization; immigration; assimilation

Type: Newsletter

Coverage: Ohio United States

Abstract:

The author addresses the issue of recent immigration of Turkish, also called Spanish Jews, particularly in Cincinatti. Their differences from the existing Jewish community, including a different religious rite, a separate language (Ladino), and a lower number of skilled workers, create a challenge for providing social services even while they also create a more acute need. The author provides statistics as well as sociological information about the current Spanish Jewish community in Cincinatti.

In Bulletin of the National Conference of Jewish Charities 1913-1914, Baltimore, Vol.IV:5, ed. Lee F. Frankel.