Ethnic Groups; Vietnamese; Boat People. Arriving at Metro Airport

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Foreign Colonies; Hot Weather Scenes.

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Foreign Colonies; Polish. Polish Day

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Ethnic Groups; Vietnamese; Boat People. Arriving at Metro Airport

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Foreign Colonies; German; Costumes.

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Foreign Colonies; Hot Weather Scenes.

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Foreign Colonies; Hot Weather Scenes.

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Vaccination; Detroit; People in Foreign Colonies Standing in Line in the Street

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American aliya: portrait of an innovative migration movement

The major focus is on the who, when, and where of American immigration to Israel, but it is the "why" of this aliya which constitutes the core of the book. Waxman analyzes the relationship between Zionism, aliya, and the Jewish experience. Chapters include "Zion in Jewish culture," a synopsis of Zionism through the years, and "American Jewry and the land of Israel in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries," an account of proto-Zionist ideas and movements in early America.

Chaim I. Wa…