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Roosevelt Oral History Committee Interview with Leo Libove. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3P270RH

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TitleRoosevelt Oral History Committee Interview with Leo Libove
NameLibove, Leo (interviewee), Berlinrut, Peter (interviewer), Jersey Homesteads, Roosevelt Oral History Committee
Date Created1980
SubjectEastern European Jewish Americans, Emigration and immigration, Manufacturing industries, Blue collar workers, Immigrants, Jersey Homesteads, New Jersey, New Jersey--Roosevelt
DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban, Jewish garment workers, many of whom had emigrated from Europe. In this interview, Leo Libove discusses how and why he came to Roosevelt and what it was like living and working there in its early days. He discusses his memories of and thoughts on the people of Roosevelt, its industries and the obstacles they faced, and how the people of Roosevelt were treated by nearby communities.
Genreinterviews, oral histories
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3P270RH
LanguageEnglish
CollectionBorough of Roosevelt Historical Collection
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
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