Literacy certificate of Hyman Metzger
Gift of Ruth Metzger Bader
Id no. 1222.90, Document, English
Subject(s): English, Acculturation
From 1921, New York State required proof of literacy in English in order to vote.
Hyman Metzger came to the US in 1926, but his wife and daughter were unable to emigrate from Poland to join him until 1936 due to new quotas limiting the number of immigrants allowed into the US.
Hyman Metzger came to the US in 1926, but his wife and daughter were unable to emigrate from Poland to join him until 1936 due to new quotas limiting the number of immigrants allowed into the US.
