Mr. Speaker. I wish to bring to the attention of my colleagues a very excellent article by Mr. Gary Shenfeld in the Atlantic City Press about a unique farm colony founded by Jewish refugees in south Jersey 80 years ago. One hundred refugee families from Russia settled a few miles west of Vineland and founded the first colony of Jewish farmers in this country. The area later developed into the three towns of Alliance. Norma. and Brotmanville. These people persevered over almost indescribable hardships. Originally they lived in a large barracks under the worst of conditions when they arrived at Alliance. which is on the Maurice River in the southeast corner of Salem County. about 5 miles northwest of Vineland.
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