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To Immemorial Jewish Hospitality
The Story of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society
From the Time It Greeted Small Groups at Ellis Island
Until Its Work Encircles the Ports of the World.
of Jewish immigrants into the
About 35 years ago, when the stream
United State, had begun to flow, owing to intolerable conditions in the old
world, a few noon, imbued with the old Jewish spirit of holding out the
,
hand of brotherhood to the stranger and moved by the ideals of liberty
the country of their adoption, laid the foundation.stone of the
inherent in
organization which in the course of the years grew into the great st rue -
ture—t he Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America.
The It years were years of difficulties, for institutional life among
iety was somethin g new
those immigrant Jews who govt birth to the soc
and something strange. All they knew, and all they cared for was to give
a home to the newly arrived upon these shores; to say to him and to her
"You halve found here brothers and sisters.. You are not altogether amidst
strangers. We will take care of you temporarily while you adjust yourselves
to new conditions, while you secure work and establish yourselves firmly
upon the new soil." So, for a period of 13 years, the Old Hebrew Sheltering
House, or to give it its beautiful Hebrew name, the Ilachnosas Orchini,
functioned as a temporary sheltering1Society. Immigrants were tempolar.
house, providing food and shelter for arily sheltered there. It was felt,
immigrants and at the same time however, that it would be best of the
two societies merged. There were
functioning as a home for the aged. 1
It was a labor of love. A few many hardships to overcome. All ob.
charitably inclined men and women stacles were swept away, however,
gave of their own means and secured and finally in 1909 the Hebrew Shot
contributions from others who were tering, House and the Hebrew [mini.
as little endowed with this world's grant Aid Society reorganized into
goods as they themselves were. The the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant
contribution of the women was in Aid Society.
Statement of Object..
kind. They would bring meat and
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States. The SO(' i et y Was appealed to
and, without a moment's hesitation,
it mission was sent to Japan. A home
was opened in Yokohama and bu-
reaus in Harbin, Irkutsk and Vladi-
vostok.
It was a new departure on the part
of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immi-
grant Aid Society, entered mum with
ninny misgivings, Hut subsequent
events fully justified this new' activity.
Thousands of refugees were saved
and united with their families in the
United States and 8 Wfly WAS opened
to those who want ed to go to other
parts of the world to join their loved
ones there.
Cry from Eastern Europa.
Then came a new cry. This time
from eastern Europe. The war raged
in all its intensity and erstwhile Jew-
ish immigrants from eastern Europe,
long settled in the Hinted States, had
lost all trace of their nearest and
dearest on 08 other side. The so-
ciety stepped into the breach, re-es-
tablished communication and letters
begun to pour in for people here. For
the time being the society became an
international mistake.
The war continued. A small num-
ber of immigrants managed to come.
There was never any complete cessa-
tion of Jewish immigration into the
United States. And then the con-
flict ended. A new problem had to
he faced by the society. Tens of
thousands of residents in the United
States who had come here before the
war to make their homes called upon
fish, bread and "challes" and candles In the new home, with larger forces the society to help them trace their
for the Sabbath. But immgirant aid and greater recognition, began the relatives on the other side and find
work, as the term is understood to- upbuilding of the society, gradually a way by which there could be effect-
day, the old Ilebrew Sheltering House transforming it from a purely local ed a reunion of families. It was not
did not do. organization into the Hebrew Sheller- it question of relief. It was not a
ing and Immigrant Aid Society of matter of charity. It was rendering
Immigrant Aid Work.
With the growth of Jewish immi. America. Its objects and policies are a most humane service. It was in
gration, it soon became evident that succinctly stated in its constitution: response to these requests that the,
there would have to be called into ''The objects of this society shall society sent a commission abroad, ,
being an organization which would be to facilitate the lawful entry of which opened offices so that these
do more than provide temporary Jewish immigrants at the various migrants—mostly women and chil-
shelter and food for the immigrants. ports in the United States; to provide dren going to husbands and fathers
It was not so much a question of giv- them with temporary shelter, food, in America—might receive proper
ing material aid to immigrants 00 of clothing and such other aid as may protection. The offices abroad have
giving advice and guidance and of be found necessary; to guide them served as big brothers and sisters,
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showing the immigrants how to adapt to their destinations; to prevent them safeguarding the emigrants from un-
themselves quickly to their new sur. from becoming public charges by scrupulous persons and agencies
rounding's. On Dec. 1, 1902, the lie. helping them obtain employment; to hovering throughout Europe. In or-
brew Immigrant Aid Society was or. discourage their settling in congested der to further safeguard the interests
tranized. Some years before that, an cities; to maintain bureaus of ni- of those en route, the society found
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acin had been made to establish a formation and to publish literature it necessary to undertake the trans.
similar organization, but the en. On the industrial, agricultural and mission of f unds from American rest-
deavor failed because it was based commercial status of the country; to dents to their relatives abroad. This
taken inasmuch as monies
upon an attitude of charity toward encourage them to follow agricul- step MS
the immigrant. The founders of the rural pursuits; to take proper meas. sent through other channels were be-
in foreign currencies,
ing:
paid
out
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, like urea to prevent ineligible persons
those who created the Hebrew Shel• from emigrating to the United Stahl; the recipients consequently receiving
but
a
part
of
the
amount remitted,
tering House, were themselves im- ; to foster American ideals among the
ntinued depreciation of
migrants, mostly from eastern Eu- newcomers and to instill in them due to the co
foreign
currency.
The society of-'
rope. They had come here, expert- through a knowledge of American
enced difficulties, gone through dan- history and institutions a true pat- fected payments of remittances in
United
States
dollars
only, as a re-
gyro, and ow the need of standing riotism and love for their adopted
sult of which tens of thousands of
at the side of the immigrants as they country; to make better known to
dollars
have
been
saved
to American
stepped upon the shores of free the people of the United States the
America, not in a spirit of philan- many advantages of desirable immi- citizens and to their kin abroad.
ese objects
Transmitted $20000.000.
thropy, but in the spirit of mutual gration, and to promote th
meetings, lectures and
aid. by means
During the period that the society
publications."
has
been
doing this work—the trans-
Beginning of Hie..
New Department. Added.
mission of funds—and during which
The society at the start lived a
The society now extended its ac- time over $20,000,000 has been
hand-to-mouth existence, but the of-
ficers and directors dauntlessly la- tivities. Shelter and food were still transmitted, there has not been a
bored on. They gave of themselves provided for immigrants and wayfar- loss of a dollar to either remitter or
liberally. Some of them spent more era. Immigrants were still met and remittee.
of their time at the offices—often distributed. Department after de.
As a result of the restrictive im-
sleeping there—than at their business partment was added—as the need migration laws just enacted, the con-
or at their homes. They commenced arose—until a' complete immigrant dition of the Jews stranded at all
European ports of embarkation, in
immediately to meet immigrants and aid structure was built up.
The various departments are: Shel. Canada, Cuba and Central and South
bring them to their two rooms, and
distributed them amongst the rela- ter, distribution, information, citizen- American countries, became a para-
lives who called for them. It was ship, employment, foreign service, so- mount question. The society was
uphill work. They had to contend cial service, religious endeavor, fol. again called upon to meet this
emergency and inasmuch as there
with the greatest opposition. Grad- low-un. oriental Jews.
Then a new endeavor was entered was no other organization big enough
ually, the value of the work of the
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society was upon. With the coming of large and with the necessary apparatus that
recognized and it developed quickly numbers of Jewish immigrants, the could undertake this work it decided
society was appealed to from all parts that, because immigration to the
from that time.
All immigrants are sent to Ellis of the country. In several of the United States has been restricted and
Island. There was a bureau for Jew• port cities Hebrew immigrant aid no- there are a large number of Jews who
ish immigrants at Ellis Island, but cieties had been establsihed. It soon were destined not only to the United
it was an adjunct of a charitable or- became apparent that if the highest
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ganization. To this the organizers kind of service was to be rendered
of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid So.' to Jewish immigrants there would
ciety took objection. They contended have to be complete co-operation be-
that immigrant aid work was not altween the New York Hebrew Shelter-
matter of charity, and no they came ing and Immigrant Aid Society and
to an arrangement with that organiz- , the several organizations in other
ation by which the work at Ellis parts of the country. At first there
loose co-operation; finally, how-
Island was transferred to the new or. Was
gainization. ever, the organizations in Baltimore,
Across the street from the office Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia be-
ef the Ilebrew Immigrant Aid So- came branches of the society. The
ciety was the home of the Hebrew Ellis Island bureau Was strengthened
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Sheltering House and soon relation- ; and enlarged.
Government Recognition.
ship was established between that so-'
The government officials, in charge
ciety and the Ilebrew Immigrant Aid
TO ITS MANY PATRONS
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tering and Immigrant Aid Society of
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America. An office was opened in
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Washington with a resident repre•
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two-fold function: First, to receive,
guide. distribute and Americanize
Jewish immigrants; secondly, and no
less significant, to discourage the
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migrants encountered, whatever ad-
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during the year
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During all these years immigrants
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brew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid
ON THIS OCCASION
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