Flicker, Irving & Epstein, Eliahu. Telegram from Irving Flicker, with response from Eliahu Epstein, regarding the Israeli Government. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T32B8WJ4
DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later the Borough of 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. Mayor Irving Flicker sent a telegram to the Jewish Agency for Palenstine, to congratulate the Israeli government on its recent independence, and on the recognition by the United States of Israel as an independent country. Eliahu Epstein, Representative of the Provincial Government of Israel, sent a reply telegram to Flicker, thanking him for his message and sending his regards to the Roosevelt Community. As a predominantly Jewish community, the establishment of Israel as an independent state was a significant event that connected Jersey Homestead citizens to the global Jewish community.
CollectionBorough of Roosevelt Historical Collection
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
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