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learned that the Professor was not responsible for the 

 selection of the locality. They would then have realized 

 the heroic and indefatigable work of a great leader who 

 sacrificed his life and health to make a success of the 

 enterprise in spite of the adverse conditions. They would 

 have appreciated his efforts to further the cause of Jewish 

 farming and thus protect the name of our Jewish people 

 by proving to the world at large that the Jews can be 

 producers as well as consumers. 



While I lived in New York, it was my privilege to 

 spend Saturdays and Sundays with the late Professor 

 Sabsovich and take long walks through the parks, when 

 we would discuss various problems pertaining to the 

 question of Jewish farming. About three years before 

 he passed away, during one of these conversations, he 

 told me, that in looking over the old papers in the office, 

 he came across his first report which he submitted after 

 his first visit to Woodbine. In that report he pointed 

 out the difficulties which must be overcome in Woodbine 

 and the natural obstacles in the way of success. He 

 then suggested that the Jewish settlers should be directed 

 to New England, where land with good buildings could 

 be purchased very reasonably, and where the conditions 

 are more favorable to diversified farming. A few years 

 later his suggestion was adopted and since then the efforts 

 of the Fund were directed towards settling people on 

 developed farms in New England, New York, New Jer- 

 sey and elsewhere. It is a most gratifying fact that the 

 most progressive and prosperous settlement of Jewish 

 farmers in the United States is located in Connecticut, 

 where they practically control the tobacco growing in- 

 dustry. 



Nevertheless, Professor Sabsovich's work in Wood- 

 bine has not been done in vain, since it will serve for the 



