"Victims of the Turk Finding Homes Here"

Abstract

Details the daily life and trade of Arab men and women in the New York City area, their peddling, shops, and factories. Arab population is estimated at six thousand in New York City, and an additional forty thousand in the U.S. Arabs called the U.S. the "Land of Gold and Peace." Pictures. [John Abd-el-Nour is cited as the most successful and richest -- and longest resident, having been in NYC since 1880].