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Jacob Schiff

Jacob Schiff was the driving force behind the Galveston movement. Schiff coordinated the Industrial Removal Office (IRO) in New York City, and the Jewish Territorial Organization (ITO) in Great Britain, to send Jewish immigrants to the port of Galveston, Texas.

Articles by Jacob Schiff

The Galveston Movement

Bringing Eastern European Jews to the American West.

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