Niño en Woodbine NJ Baron Hirsch Farming Colony c. 1900 del Centro de Historia Judía
Mira el artículo de SLATE en el siguiente enlace, sobre por qué los judíos no cultivan. Está escrito por un descendiente de un inmigrante a la Baron Hirsch comunidad agrícola en Woodbine, Nueva Jersey. Es divertido leerlo. Pero, contrariamente a su tesis, había comunidades agrícolas judías en Ucrania y Besarabia e incluso Siberia. De hecho, antes del asesinato del zar Alejandro II en 1881, a los judíos se les permitió, y con frecuencia alentaron, comprar tierras y granjas en Rusia.
Este blog fue creado para recopilar y contar las historias de los agricultores judíos que Baron Maurice de Hirsch supported in both North and South America and the follow-on stories of their descendants worldwide as well as some other stories of Jewish farmers in the Americas. See our posts on Jewish farmers in Brazil, Canada, the Catskills, Connecticut, and New Jersey and many others – check the menu drop downs under the title image.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Baron Maurice de Hirsch, the builder of the Vienna-Constantinople Railroad, and his friends, sponsored the settlement of Eastern European Jews in many lands. They spent the equivalent of $2 billion in today’s dollars, working primarily in North and South America. See more details of this background aquí
Maurice de Hirsch Vanity Fair July 26, 1890, National Portrait Gallery, London
We present written works and visuals depicting the original immigrants and we relate the achievements of the descendants of these immigrants. And there are many achievements. Our forebears were courageous and ingenious people as are their grand and great-grandchildren.
Esperamos que nos envíe sus historias y permiso para publicarlas. Hacer clic aquí to contact us. And if you have a particular question about this immigration phenomenon, let us know. We will research the answer and maybe even write an in depth post or make a post from a story you send us.
MÁS SOBRE BARON HIRSCH
Para toda la historia, lea la historia oficial de la Asociación de Colonización Judía del Barón Hirsch, Un brazo extendido.
For information on Baron Hirsch’s work in the United States through the Jewish Agricultural Society see this post by Professor Emeritus of North Carolina State University, Gary Moore.
aquí you can find over 50 different books on the life and work of Baron Hirsch.
Además, mira esto Breve resumen del trabajo del barón Hirsch con agricultores judíos.
Here is a short summary of Baron Hirsch’s life, “A Prince Among Men” written in 1931 upon the 100th anniversary of his birth.
aquí is a 1910 report from the U.S. Government on “Hebrews in Agriculture”. including many of Baron Hirsch’s projects.
Hacer clic aquí for a list of the archives worldwide of Baron Hirsch-related documents, including correspondence with individual immigrants.
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