2 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal r Chronicle October I, 194' jewes n Farmers Are Soldiers on the Food Front ■ Long before sundown on Sept. 30, the eve of Rosh Hashonah, Jewish men and women and chil- dren on farms over America will come early from the harvest fields to prepare for the celebra- tion of this High Holy Day. Rosh Hashonah—the beginning of an- other year—the time to take stock of what has been accom- plished and what lies ahead. By GABRIEL DAVIDSON 3,000 Jews in the whole United on the soil, and they are gro-‘. Editor's Note: Mr. Davidson is the managing director of the Jewish States when Mordecai Manual ing in numbers, prepared in tin), Agricultural Society, and the author of Our Jewish Farmers. Noah in 1820 announced his plan of war as in times of peace i„ make their fullest contribution This year perhaps more than pressor. "God bless America," to establish a Jewish agricultural to the basic economy of this colony on Grand Island in the ever before these Jewish farmers they may well murmur, looking blessed land of hope and oppor- Niagara River—a plan which pro- will give thaals for the bounte- forward to the New Year with gressed no further than purchase tu nny. This year the Jewish farmer ous fruits of nature which by full hearts. of the land. faces the New Year—prepared as their own hands tgey have raised It has not been an easy year-- The first concerted effort to before in this great struggle to on their own land. They will look this one just past. For it has found a Jewish farm colony came out across their fields at thf.i been full of the blood and thun- in 1837 in Sholem in New York give of himself and of his sub- hay stacked high, the laden fruit der of the holocaust abroad. State. It failed, but it was fol- stance. And this year in prayer trees, the healthy broods of Hardly a single farm has not lowed by many others, which, from a full heart he will ask. Le Shono Toro Tikosevu chicks—and their hearts will swell felt the absence of a family though they too failed, left the "God grant the world be right with thanks to God for these good member—whose letters have come seeds of their ambition within again next year and our son: things, and for the knowledge from far parts of this country, its people and pointed the turn- and daughters be with us hoar that the thnie of conflict goes or from the Pacific area or ing to agriculture which has be- again. God grant that I may do NORMANDIE GRILL slowly but surely against the op- North Africa or Sicily—wherever come so marked since the begin- my duty and my share as a citi- zen and a man. God bless this the armed forces have gone. ning of the century. hind America and bring it peace." Hardly a farm has not felt the It is indeed deeply significant 3006 WEST GRAND BLVD. lack of needed labor to work the T hat a Jewish farm class has crops and care for the livestock ; been built up within a compara- the complete dearth of farm tively short span of years. They Rosh Hashonah Greetings! Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu equipment. They have all toiled have hewn for themselves a lib. (Across from Fisher and JOHN E. RAPP longer and harder to carry the double burden and to produce to Service Station General Motors Bldgs.) their utmost capacity for Amer- HI-SPEED ica's armies and for those of her Gasoline—Oils Happy New Year To All! allies. Expert Lubrication And when the farm work was Tire and Battery Service TR. 2-8496 done these men and women served 2900 W. WARREN IN THE FISHER BLDG. on the home front as well. They AT LAWTON are air raid wardens and fire TYLER 4.9536 wardens, airplane spotters. They have knitted and made bandages Happy New Year To All! 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