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214 <strong>American</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Archives</strong><br />
tory. When looking at <strong>Jewish</strong> farmer statistics by decade, some of<br />
the sample sizes are small and should be viewed with caution.<br />
However, despite some small samples, the overall patterns seem<br />
clear. Moreover, Eisenberg's research and writing style seem to be<br />
open minded, not dogmatic, an objective search for facts, not ideo-<br />
logically driven, and a look at differences and complexities, not<br />
preaching for only one position.<br />
In addition to a few earlier works, in the last few years there have<br />
been other new books on specific <strong>Jewish</strong> farming areas, including<br />
Gertrude Dubrovsky's The Land Was Theirs:Jmish Farmers in the Gar-<br />
den State (1992)~ Kenneth L. Kann's Comrades and Chicken Ranchers<br />
(1993) studying Petaluma, California, and Abraham Lavender and<br />
Clarence Steinberg's <strong>Jewish</strong> Farmers of the Catskills (1995). These books<br />
have helped correct the image of <strong>American</strong> Jews as urban and in-<br />
dustrial, business, or professional. Eisenberg's book is a welcome,<br />
and highly recommended, addition to the small but growing atten-<br />
tion to <strong>Jewish</strong> farming.<br />
-Abraham D. Lavender<br />
Abraham D. Lavender is currently teaching in the Department of Sociology and<br />
Anthropology at Florida International University.
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