Sewing the Fabric of Statehood: Garment Unions, American Labor, and the Establishment of the State of Israel

by Adam M. Howard

Long a bastion of Jewish labor power, garment unions provided financial and political aid essential to founding and building the nation of Israel. Throughout the project, Jewish labor often operated outside of official channels as non-governmental organizations. Adam Howard explores the untold story of how three influential garment unions worked alone and with other Jewish labor organizations in support of a new Jewish state. Sewing the Fabric of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252083016
• ISBN13: 9780252083013
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"