Handicrafts

Since the article Artisans was written, the preliminary results of an inquiry made during the years 1898-99 by the Jewish Colonization Association as to the occupations of the Jews of Russia have been published, giving the classes ofhandicrafts in which over half a million Russian Jews are engaged, as follows:

Industries.| Employers.| Employers and Employees.  
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Food| 43,665| 57,887  
Clothing| 84,915| 193,954  
Leather| 40,522| 85,306  
Wood| 25,653| 49,588  
Metal-mining| 13,296| 28,393  
Metal-manufacturing| 12,203| 20,528  
Chemicals| 2,764| 3,617  
Building| 19,791| 31,590  
Textiles| 10,589| 18,428  
Miscellaneous| 5,998| 11,695  
| Totals| 259,396| 500,986  
  
Besides this some details have been given as to the occupations of Jewesses. It is impossible to state whether they are included in the above numbers or not.

Occupations.| Employers.| Employers and Employees.  
---|---|---  
Tailoresses| 9,191| 33,419  
Seamstresses| 7,161| 17,331  
Hose-knitters| 3,626| 5,739  
Modistes| 1,686| 4,062  
Cigarette-makers| 991| 1,732  
Glove-makers| 182| 481  
Others| ...| 13,803  
| Totals| 22,837| 76,567  
  
For further details see Poland; Russia.

Bibliography:

  * Nossig, Jüdische Statistik, pp. 178-179;
  * Die Welt, Aug. 29, 1902.



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