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DETROIT JEWISH
Friday, September 12, 1947
Jewish Farmers
- in, Connecticut
Page Nine
CHRONICLE
A Refugee 'Kitchen' in. Austria
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Potato and Poultry
Leaders Are Jews
the greater are the possibilities
for a close communal life. We
find that Synagogues have been
erected in Hebron and in El-
lington, supported entirely by
the farmers. Other Synagogues
and centers serve both the farm-
ers and other residents of near-
by Jewish communities.
One important development in
the life of the Jewish farmers
was the founding of the Central
Connecticut Cooperative Farm-
ers Association in 1937. Close to
a million dollars' worth of feed,
grain and other commodities
which the farmers require was
sold to them by this cooperative
last year.
While the association is non-
sectarian, most of its member-
ship and its moving spirits are
Jewish farmers of the vicinity.
Not only is a very big and mod-
ern warehouse being maintained,
but the place has become a social
center with an auditorium on
the second floor where affairs
take place from time to time.
Although Connecticut has some
of the oldest Jewish farm settle-
ments in the United States, it
also has some of the newest re-
cruits to agriculture. These are
mostly refugees who have been
settled, many of them with the
help of the Jewish Agricultural
Society.
By MARTIN SILVER
HERE IS A familiar ring to
Jewish ears in such names
as Lebanon, Hebron, Carmel,
Bethel. They are not only con-
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nected with an agricultural peo-
ple's activities thousands of years
EUCLID
ago, but also bring to mind our
agricultural revival in Eretz Is-
CLEANERS
rael during the past 50 years.
It is exhilarating, too, when
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meet with these name places
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right here in the United States
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being Wished
Jewish survivors such as these who are used to basic kitchen
cn a tour to visit Jewish farm-
around find no difficulty In preparing a meal wihout
ers in the state of Connecticut.
Poland rest and "feast"
implements. This group of infilrees from
Many people forget that the
after a tiring journey to Austria in boxcars.
Old Testament is replete with
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allusions to agriculture. In fact, adapted to tobacco raising. quantities of seed potatoes to
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when our patriarchs wandered Therefore, large tobacco planta- growers in Maine.
from Ur to Mamre, from Mamre tions were developed by Jews
Paul. Levit operates two farms,
from
KLEAN
to Beer Sheba, they wandered both where bread leaf and shade one in Ellington and one in
land
fertile
enough
in search of
LINEN
grown tobaccos are produced. Somers. He markets about 60,000
Mr. and Mrs.
to support them and their flocks. Ben Kantor, of Ellington, is con- bushels of potatoes and he also
SERVI
The first two,,kings of Israel, sidered the champicn among runs a big poultry farm.
SAMUEL C. KOVAN
Saul and David, were sons and Jewish tobacco growers, being
Also prominent in farming is
tillers'of the soil. Our important one of a number of successful
the Girshik family. Hyman Gir-
and Family
holidays were fundamentally Jewish farmers in the Nutmeg
3000 JOY ROAD
shik is now in the seventies, but
harvest festivals. The whole of state. He raised about 55 acres
two of his sons, Barney and
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one of the six sections of the
of shade tobacco last summer Max, help him to manage the
Talmud is devoted exclusively to
and he is also a large potato place. Benjamin, another son,
agriculture in its manifold grower.
operates an adjoining farm.
phases.
The Girshiks engage in diver-
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Since the beginning of this
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ALL OF THIS came to mind century about 500 Jewish farm sified farming, but their main
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when we encountered the Jewish families have settled in the rural interest is poultry. They ship
farm communities in Connecti- sections of Connecticut and the large quantities of hatching eggs
cut many of which bear biblical- towns of Vernon, Ellington and to the broiler industry in Dela- KAUFMAN'S
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sounding names. About 2,500 Somers are probably the most ware and Maryland.
FURNITURE
OTHER POULTRY MEN
Jewish souls have settled in the important in these settlements.
• • •
Among the oldest settlers is
Mr. and Mrs.
various farming sections of the
PRODUCTS
state of Connecticut, and over Bernard Rosenberg, who settled
ANOTHER GROUP of success-
SIDNEY KARBEL
20,000 acres of land are being in Ellington in 1905 and is recog- ful poultry men is to be found
nized as the pioneer Jewish between Columbia and Hebron.
farmed by Jewish people.
and Family
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There is no other New Eng- farmer in this section. Among Max Frankel and his son Carl,
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land state with such a large other old settlers there are Joseph Tashlik, A. Berkowitz,
Jewish farming population. The Aaron Dobkin, also Hyman Ra- Henry Goldman and Abraham
estimates are that these Jewish shall and Nathan Cantor, who Krassowitz are among them.
farmers are receiving over $10,- are brothers-in-law and who
David T. Cohen, not satisfied
000,000 annually for their pro- operate one of the largest poul- with his achievements in dairy
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ducts which they market. The try plants in • Connecticut.
• •
°farming, became an outstanding
gross receipts from most of these
breeder and has achieved the
farms range from $10,000 to POTATO KING
greatest distinction in this field,
HIGH GRADE
$100,000 a year, with one or two
ONE OF THE most successful receiving a total of 38 medals,
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Jewish farmers even topping
BAKERY
trophies,
cups
and
sweepstakes
farmers is the "potato king",
this amount.
at
national
exhibits
and
at
the
JEWELERS,/
Their products consist of poul- George Levit, who devotes his 1939 World Poultry Congress.
try, potatoes, eggs, dairy pro- farm in Ellington to the raising
Shipments of his choice chicks
of spuds.
ducts and tobacco.
Under New Management
Besides operating 250 acres in have gone to various countries
Connecticut contains some of
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all
over
the
world.
Ellington,
he
also
grows
potatoes
the oldest Jewish farms in the
WASSERMAN BROS.
The
greater
the
number
of
s
ter-
in other states as far west as
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, United States. Those in Che .
field and Colchester both had Minnesota. He supplies large Jewish farmers in any locality, 8835 Twelfth St.
their beginnings in 1891.
Besides Colchester, the chief
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Jewish farm centers are those
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around Hartford, New Haven,
Bridgeport, New London, Nor-
wich, and Middleton. There are
RADIANT & NEO
also Jewish farm families scat-
PAUL & SID'S
tered throughout the entire - state.
LIGHT CO.
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DELICATESSEN
TOBACCO A FAVORITE
THERE ARE probably more
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diverse forms of farming prac-
12066 Dexter Blvd.
ticed by Jews in Connecticut
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than in any other state. The
Paul Siegal Sid Wolfson
Connecticut River valley con-
tains fertile fields especially
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LEWIS ZALMAN
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JUDGE
DAVID C. YOKES
Presiding Judge
Metropolitan Bldg.
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CHerry 2355
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