Jewish farmers of the Catskills
Subtitle: a century of survival
By: by Abraham D. Lavender and Clarence B. Steinberg.
Contributors: Steinberg, Clarence B.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Jews -- New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains Region -- History -- 20th century.; Jewish farmers -- New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains Region -- History -- 20th century.; Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) -- Ethnic relations.
Description: For almost a century, the largest concentration of Jewish farmers outside of Russia or Israel survived as a community in upstate New York, prospering on land that others in the area essentially had abandoned.

Using archival records that date to the nineteenth century and extensive interviews with the farm families and others, Abe Lavender and Clarence Steinberg tell the story of immigrants from Eastern Europe and New York's Lower East Side who came together in the Catskill Mountains with dreams, ambitions, and fortitude to forge a common culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-259) and index.