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, Mel Adlerman describes the atmosphere of Jersey Homesteads in the mid-1930s, the break-ups of the co-ops, and the anit-semitism in the surrounding communities.