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story about oranges.
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Jaffa oranges also made their way to
the United States and to Detroit, where
even
in
some
the
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awaited their arrival. Indeed, evidence
of this can be found in the archives of
grown worldwide annually. Americans
alone eat about 10 pounds per person
the Detroit Jewish News. The IN noted
that the first Jaffa oranges had arrived in
each year.
Detroit in 1961, and
But,
not all oranges are
equal. And,
the Jaffa
the story of one orange
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sweet
and largely seedless,
as well as tasty and easy to peel with a
tough skin, all of which have made them
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excellent export crop. And therein lies
the story.
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Developed by Arab farmers in the mid-
upcoming
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1800s, Jaffa oranges take their name from
the city of Jaffa, from which the oranges
first
exported. Indeed, oranges are
leading export today.
Once created, demand for Jaffa orang
es began to swiftly expand. Estimated
were
still Jaffa's
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For the Jewish community, buying
Jaffa oranges was more than just the
purchase of tasty fruit. Any sales of the
oranges also supported and strengthened
the Israeli economy and state.
Jaffa oranges are hard to find in
Detroit these
days. Most oranges in
the United States hail from Florida or
California. After World War II, there
was
tremendous
growth in the cultiva
oranges. Moreover, about 70 percent of
even
and most of us
are now
eating domestic
the orange juice we drink for breakfast is
from Florida.
Jaffa oranges became prized in many
parts of Europe. By the early decades
So, an orange is not just an orange.
The orange you eat represents a multi
billion -dollar global industry. And, if you
of the 20th century, exports of crates of
oranges from Jaffa were in the tens of
have had a Jaffa orange lately, you are
eating a very delicious, famous fruit, and
millions.
in turn,
Jaffa oranges, however, had another
role other than simply being a tasty cit
fruit. For many years, these oranges
formed the basis of the Israeli economy.
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Many of the first Jews who immigrat
early
20th centuries, in partnership with Arab
farmers, began to plant orange trees or
ed to Palestine in the late 19th and
work in the groves. Most significant,
these early Jewish settlers introduced
irrigation and other scientific agricul
tural methods to the process of growing
oranges. Production soared.
By 1939, Arab and Jewish orange
orchards covered 75,000 acres ofland
ers.
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same year, the headline for the Dexter
Davidson Markets was "Jaffa Oranges
the 1890s, Jaffa oranges were the preemi
nent orange sold in British grocery stores
and
18 January
kets' owned by AI Borman. In April that
tion of citrus fruits in these two states,
found their way to Queen
Victoria's table. From this time forward,
1755 Melton Rd.
by 1962, it reported
that the first Jaffa oranges found their
way to Detroit's "Food Fair" supermar
exports grew from 200,000 oranges in
1845 to 38 million oranges by 1870. By
and had
Birmingham, Mi. 48009
city's Jewish community eagerly
Almost everyone likes oranges, and
more than 60 million tons of oranges are
oranges)
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by mail order, online and in
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and the foundation of Israel's first
omy. By the 1950s, a Jaffa orange had
become the emblem of the Israeli state.
many convenience stores,
gas stations.
a
when Israel was founded, the Jaffa
orange was that nation's leading export
So, what is the big deal about
We can buy oranges in any gro
cery store,
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Jaffa?
World War II, despite rising political
difficulties in the post-war era, by 1948
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employed more than 100,000 work
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