{Disclaimer: I work at the Jewish Labor Committee, and coauthored the JLCÌ¢âÂã¢s Labor Day 2006 piece that discusses Jewish involvement in the American Labor movement.}
Regretably, it did not mention the many prominent as well as unsung female Jewish labor activists, including Rose Schneiderman, Clara Lemlich Shavelson, Pauline Newman, Lillian Wald Ì¢âÂå_ Their ranks ARE represented, however, in our Readings on the American Jewish Labor Movement
Even thoÌ¢âÂ㢠itÌ¢âÂã¢s either a little late or a bit early to explore ways to make the U.S. holiday of Labor Day more relevant, here are a few ideas:
Ìâåá Read up a bit on the Jewish labor movement [see reading lists, above]; Ìâåá Use notecards of the New York Labor History Association that feature photographs as well as brief biorgaphies of Rose Schneiderman, Bessie Abramowitz Hillman and Clara Lemlich Shavelson; they are available for 50c apiece from the New York Labor History Association [c/o Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, 70 Washington Square South Ì¢âÂÛÏ 10th Floor, New York, NY 10012]; Ìâåá Try and march in your local Labor Day Parade in 2007 Ì¢âÂÛÏ and if there isnÌ¢âÂã¢t one, try and organize one!; Ìâåá Consider forming a reading circle with the Jewish Labor Committee Ì¢âÂÛÏ while we are based in New York, we have offices or lay-led groups in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, and groups of members elsewhere.
As to JRÌ¢âÂã¢s other important question, how can you support workersÌ¢âÂ㢠rights, there are many ways, from sending letters of protest to joining picket lines [we can keep you up-to-date on a range of international, national and local campaigns where workers need your help], to making sure your congregation or other Jewish organization uses goods and services produced by union labor unless such is not available [we can help], make sure your simkhas and other events are held in unionized facilities [ditto] Ì¢âÂå_
By the way, links to unions, labor-related organizations and news sources can be found on the lower right of our website here
{Disclaimer: I work at the Jewish Labor Committee, and coauthored the JLCÌ¢âÂã¢s Labor Day 2006 piece that discusses Jewish involvement in the American Labor movement.}
Regretably, it did not mention the many prominent as well as unsung female Jewish labor activists, including Rose Schneiderman, Clara Lemlich Shavelson, Pauline Newman, Lillian Wald Ì¢âÂå_ Their ranks ARE represented, however, in our Readings on the American Jewish Labor Movement
By the way, we also have another bibliography on Traditional Jewish texts on Labor and Worker Rights
Even thoÌ¢âÂ㢠itÌ¢âÂã¢s either a little late or a bit early to explore ways to make the U.S. holiday of Labor Day more relevant, here are a few ideas:
Ìâåá Read up a bit on the Jewish labor movement [see reading lists, above]; Ìâåá Use notecards of the New York Labor History Association that feature photographs as well as brief biorgaphies of Rose Schneiderman, Bessie Abramowitz Hillman and Clara Lemlich Shavelson; they are available for 50c apiece from the New York Labor History Association [c/o Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, 70 Washington Square South Ì¢âÂÛÏ 10th Floor, New York, NY 10012]; Ìâåá Try and march in your local Labor Day Parade in 2007 Ì¢âÂÛÏ and if there isnÌ¢âÂã¢t one, try and organize one!; Ìâåá Consider forming a reading circle with the Jewish Labor Committee Ì¢âÂÛÏ while we are based in New York, we have offices or lay-led groups in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, and groups of members elsewhere.
As to JRÌ¢âÂã¢s other important question, how can you support workersÌ¢âÂ㢠rights, there are many ways, from sending letters of protest to joining picket lines [we can keep you up-to-date on a range of international, national and local campaigns where workers need your help], to making sure your congregation or other Jewish organization uses goods and services produced by union labor unless such is not available [we can help], make sure your simkhas and other events are held in unionized facilities [ditto] Ì¢âÂå_
By the way, links to unions, labor-related organizations and news sources can be found on the lower right of our website here
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