New Americans Club Explained

A New Americans Club is a type of benefit society established by Holocaust survivors in the United States. These postwar establishments were largely created by refugees settling in newer Jewish communities, unlike in older urban centers like New York City where survivors largely joined a previous generation's landsmanshaftn.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Cohen, Beth B.. Case Closed: Holocaust Survivors in Postwar America. 2006-12-08. Rutgers University Press. 9780813541303. en.
2. Book: Stein, Arlene. Reluctant Witnesses: Survivors, Their Children, and the Rise of Holocaust Consciousness. 2014-08-04. Oxford University Press. 9780199381920. en.