Jewish Loan Societies in the United States, 1180-1945
Shelly Tenenbaum
—Contemporary Sociology
$36.95s cloth / ISBN 0-8143-2287-5
204 pages
1993
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Credit to Their Community Jewish Loan Societies in the United States, 1180-1945 Shelly Tenenbaum |
Based
on primary historical documents, this book provides an in-depth historical
analysis of the emergence, growth, and subsequent decline of three types
of Jewish loan associations in America: Hebrew free loan societies; remedial
loan associations—philanthropic loans societies that charged relatively
low interest fees; and credit co-operatives. The author addresses such topics
as the activities of women's loan associations, debates about whether or
not to open doors to non-Jewish borrowers, discussions about the merits
and faults of implementing interest charges, the effects of the Great Depression
on loan organizations, credit organizations for Jewish chicken farmers in
northern California, and the relations between free loan societies and other
Jewish organizations. While the primary focus is on Jews, the text also
offers comparisons between Jewish loan societies and those of other enterprising
groups such as the Japanese and Chinese. |
"A
carefully crafted ethnohistorical analysis of the emergence and function
of Jewish loan societies in the United States over a sixty-five year period
. . . well written, appealing, and well crafted." —Contemporary Sociology |
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Jewish Civilization Series $36.95s cloth / ISBN 0-8143-2287-5 204 pages 1993 |
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