American Decades
"Statement of H.L. Lurie, Director of the Bureau of Jewish Social Research, New York City, New York"
Statement
By: H.L. Lurie
Date: 1933
Source: "Statement of H.L. Lurie, Director of the Bureau of Jewish Social Research, New York City, New York." In Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Manufactures, United States Senate, Seventy-second Congress, Second Session on S. 5125. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1933, 64, 65, 70–73.
About the Author: Harry L. Lurie (1892–1973) was the Director of the Bureau of Jewish Social Services in New York City. Lurie was also a member of the American Association of Social Workers, and it was in this capacity that he testified before the Senate Committee on Manufactures regarding unemployment, living conditions, and relief efforts. In this instance, the so-called La Follette–Costigan committee was hearing testimony on Senate Bill 5125: A Bill to Provide for Cooperation by the Federal Government...
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- Copyright Page
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