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Publication Date: December 1915
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): Oscar Leonard
Research Area: Culture and religion; Population and demographics; Social conditions
Keywords: Youth; Immigration; Housing
Type: Other
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The author describes the Ben Akiva home for Jewish girls recently opened in St. Louis. It charges girls a fixed percentage of their income, excludes those whose incomes are too high and works with those of very low income to find a better paying job. It is especially aimed towards immigrant girls who are the first in their families to arrive and must live and work on their own. In addition to safe housing, it provides meals, laundry, and certain enrichment activities.
Bulletin of the National Conference of Jewish Charities, 6:5