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The Story Of Joseph I

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Joseph I. Laro was born on October 18, 1893 in the small town of Shedlische, Poland. In his book, Joseph Laro described his small town in great detail. The town was located in central Poland and only had six streets. The market day of the town was Wednesday, and livestock, crops, and goods were sold. Shedlische had no industry, factories, rich people, or politicians. The town, in general, was not extremely lively. However, there were two churches, one Russian Orthodox and one Roman Catholic, two synagogues, and eight chapels. Businesses closed when people attended services, but the town became full with people coming to attend services. At the time, Joseph’s only entertainment in town was watching the workmen (Laro, 1964). Joseph’s father, an agent for a wealthy baron, wanted him to be a businessman, but Joseph’s mother wanted him to be a rabbi. He attended private school from ages four to thirteen. Afterwards, he wanted to go to America (Laro, 1964). At the time, many Poles were moving to America to escape religious persecution, as anti-Semitism began to rise in Poland. Then, a large group of Poles migrated to America in search of economic opportunity after losing land and stability in Poland. Most of these immigrants entered the country through Ellis Island, but there were other ways into the country. Eventually, people began to arrive in America for a better life in general because of America’s reputation of having all sorts of freedoms and liberties, which is the reason

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