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The land was theirs : Jewish farmers in the Garden State / Gertrude Wishnick Dubrovsky.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks F145.J5 D83 1992
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dubrovsky, Gertrude Wishnick, 1926-
- Series:
- Judaic studies series (Unnumbered)
- Judaic studies series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dubrovsky, Gertrude Wishnick, 1926-.
- Dubrovsky, Gertrude Wishnick.
- Jews--New Jersey--Farmingdale--History.
- Jews.
- Jews--Colonization--New Jersey--Farmingdale--History.
- Jewish farmers--New Jersey--Farmingdale--Case studies.
- Jewish farmers.
- Jewish farmers--New Jersey--Farmingdale--Biography.
- Farmingdale (N.J.)--Ethnic relations.
- Farmingdale (N.J.).
- Ethnic relations.
- Jews--Colonization.
- New Jersey--Farmingdale.
- Jewish farmers--United States--Biography.
- Jews--Colonization--United States.
- Local Subjects:
- Dubrovsky, Gertrude Wishnick, 1926-.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Case studies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1992.
- Summary:
- This history is mostly of the farming community of Farmingdale.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Jewish Agriculture in America
- Pt. 1. Beginnings
- 1. The Place: Farmingdale
- 2. Pioneers: Peskin and Friedman
- Pt. 2. The People
- 3. Eastern European Settlers
- 4. German Refugees
- 5. American Intellectuals
- 6. Displaced Persons
- 7. Descendants
- Pt. 3. The Life
- 8. Living Together
- 9. Educating the Children
- 10. Organizing a Life
- 11. Making a Living
- 12. Coping with Problems
- Pt. 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 Community
- 18. Preparing to Leave
- 19. Leaving Farmingdale.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-245) and index.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Institute Library and Archives.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Dubrovsky, Gertrude Wishnick, 1926- Land was theirs.
- ISBN:
- 0817305440
- 9780817305444
- OCLC:
- 24246307
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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