CONCERNING REFUGEE SETTLEMENT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
New York; Dominican Republic Settlement Association, 1940. Item #36106
1st edition. Original Wrappers. 8vo. 26 pages. 23 cm. Concerning Refugee Settlement in the Dominican Republic, “Pamphlet no. 3; Variation: Discussion at the Lawyers' Club."
Not the more common edition with the notation that it is “A Meeting at the Town Hall Club, New York City, February 15, 1940.”
This pamphlet was printed by the Dominican Republic Settlement Association of the American Joint Distribution Committee for Agro-Joint and concerns the agricultural settlement established at Sosua in the Dominican Republic for refugee Jews from Germany. At the time of the publication of the pamphlet, two hundred refugees had settled there.
This short publication includes statements of the Agro-Joint committee, telegrams and letters to and from members of the supportive government of Trujillo, statistics, proposals, and rights established for refugee-settlers. Overall, five publications of the Dominican Republic Settlement Association were issued from 1940-1941.
The Dominican Republic was one of the very few countries willing to accept mass Jewish immigration during World War II. At the Evian Conference, it offered to accept up to 100,000 Jewish refugees.
The DORSA (Dominican Republic Settlement Association) was formed with the assistance of the JDC, and helped settle Jews in Sosua, on the northern coast. About 700 European Jews of Ashkenazi Jewish descent reached the settlement where they were assigned land and cattle. Other refugees settled in the capital, Santo Domingo.
In 1943 the number of known Jews in the Dominican Republic peaked at 1000. Since that time it has been in constant decline due to emigration and assimilation.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 - Refugees. Political refugees. Jewish refugees - Dominican Republic. Jews - Dominican Republic - Sosúa. Jews - Dominican Republic. Political refugees. Dominican Republic - Emigration and immigration.
OCLC: 1288978110. OCLC lists only 1 copy of this rare Lawyer's Club variant (Nat Ag Lib). Very Rare. Very Good Condition (BK5) (holo2-96-15).
Price: $350.00