Person · manufacturer
Aron Suraski
Aron Suraski
Jewish entrepreneur whose factory experienced a workers’ strike.
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... From 1840-1880, Jewish manufacturing was primi-
tive; weaving looms were operated by hand. Conse-
quently, the manufacturers, lacking technical
knowledge, did not stay in business for long. Later, new
entrepreneurs like Aron Suraski, Tewja Slonimski,
Eliezer Abramowski, Binjomin Amdurski, and Judl
Kronenberg had more success; their factories existed for
a long time. ...Source passage 2
Source OCR · scan 607
... As early as 1882, seventy Jewish weavers went out on
strike against the factory owner, Aron Suraski,
demanding higher wages. Most of the strikers were
Chasidic Jews, as was their employer. This stoppage set
a precedent for other job actions over wage disputes. ...Connected nodes
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Bialystok
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Y. H. Kancypolski
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Jewish weavers’ strike against Aron Suraski
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