The land was theirs : Jewish farmers in the Garden State / Gertrude Wishnick Dubrovsky.

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Preface; Introduction: Jewish Agriculture in America; Part 1. Beginnings; 1. The Place: Farmingdale; 2. Pioneers: Peskin and Friedman; Part 2. The People; 3. Eastern European Settlers; 4. German Refugees; 5. American Intellectuals; 6. Displaced Persons; 7. Descendants; Part 3. The Life; 8. Living Together; 9. Educating the Children; 10. Organizing a Life; 11. Making a Living; 12. Coping with Problems; Part 4. Growing Up in Farmingdale; 13. Going Back for the Record; 14. Settling into a New Life; 15. Life with All Kinds of People; 16. Schools: Jewish, American, and Beyond

17. Married Life and the Community18. Preparing to Leave; 19. Leaving Farmingdale; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Challenging prevalent stereotypes, Dubrovsky reveals a unique aspect of Jewish life in America. Although Jews have long been stereotyped as urban businesspeople and professionals, they have been successful agriculturalists since biblical times. In their more recent Eastern European history, 96 percent were forced to live in a region known as the Pale of Settlement, where they were forbidden to own land and were restricted to certain occupations. The pernicious rumor that Jews would not work the soil was then widely broadcast. At the end of the 19th century, young Russian intellectuals were det.