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Jewish weaving shop on Broome Street in New York, New York; 1942. x

With huge numbers of Ashkenazi Eastern European Jewish immigrants - many of whom were skilled in tailoring - arriving in New York City at the turn of the 20th century to escape antisemitism in Europe, the city became a hub for clothing manufacturing.  By 1910, New York City produced 70% of the United States’s women’s clothing and 40% of its men’s clothing.  During this time, an estimated 60% of New York City’s labor force was employed in the garment industry with 75% of those being Jewish immigrants.  

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