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PAGE 12 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE February 8, 19M
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Jewish peddlers
Early America’s traveling salesmen
Early Jewith peddlers often
came right off the boats from
Europe, and strapped packs to
their backs. They were welcomed
in the the area known as the Bible
belt, for the Southern people
looked upon these itinerants as the
Chosen people of the Book.
Using ingenuity in selling their
wares of various doth goods,
spices, tinware, docks, books, and
toys, these peddlers brought also
their humor, their religion, and
their customs to the homes and
towns spread sparsely from the
Carolines, south to Key West and
westward to Texas.
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The background of these men
(when they arrived, where they
peddled, what they dreamed
during those days) has almost been
forgotten.
Ruth Scheinberg of Atlanta is
collecting personal anecdotes and
stories and recording them for
future use in the historical archives
of Emory University. She seeks to
discover the impact and influence
these men had on their
surroundings, their relationship
with their customers and the
people with whom they dealt, as
well as their influence on later
generations.
The descendants of the peddlers
often recount bow many of these
men felt...that a life of riches was
not their ultimate aim, although
striving for a better way of life was
always important. Rather, they
wished to give their children what
they felt they had most been
deprived of: education,
Eking out a Irving was difficult
in these early days. These itinerant
merchants had to learn a strange
language and different customs;
they often depended on the
kindness of a stranger for even
food and a place to stay overnight;
they had to find someone to stake
them with enough merchandise for
a start; they sometimes
encountered prejudice against
strangers, peddlers, or Jews.
An,example of the relationship
ofa farmer and his wife with the
peddler is brought out in the story
of the peddler who sold some items
to a farm couple. The peddler
noticed the wife wistfully eyeing a
lovely tablecloth, which was
beyond their means. After
completing his business, the
peddler noticed that night was fast
approaching and inquired where
he might find lodging. The farmer
and his wife invited him to stay
w><h them, and he did indeed spend
a comfortable night The next
mo.ning, in appreciation, the
peddler offered the farmer's wife
the gift of the tablecloth, which she
graciously refused, saying it would
be as though they had accepted
A basket seller and Us wares.
money from a guest, and,that their
reward for good deeds would be in
heaven. The peddler, however,
prevailed upon them to accept the
tablecloth when he said that their
not taking it would make him sad,
and then this fact would offset
their good deed.
Persons wishing to share in the
program can contact Mrs. Ruth
Scheinberg at (404) 321-6634 or
write c/o Center for Research in
Social Change, Emory University,
Atlanta, Georgia 30322.
JTS recruiter to visit Atlanta
Rabbi Barry Starr, director of recruitment at the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America, will visit Atlanta On
Wednesday, Feb. 13, to discuss the numerous alternatives in
Judaic studies offered by the seminary.
Rabbi Starr will be at the Hillel House at Emory University
from noon-2 p.m., and will discuss undergraduate programs at the
seminary with high school students at 8 p.m. at Ahavath Achim
Synagogue.
Since its establishment almost a century ago, the seminary has
added a variety of programs to its original rabbinical school. It
provides training in liberal arts and Judaica at the undergraduate
level, and professional training in the graduate program for careers
in Jewish scholarship, and as educators and administrators.
Rabbi Starr, whose involvement with the seminary community
spans a 10-year period, was ordained by the seminary in 1976.
For an appointment with Rabbi Stair at Hillel contact
Rabbi Juda Mintz or Ms. Judy Wajsman, 329-6490 or 329-6991.
Contact Dr. Philip Wendkos, 355-3552, for information about the
Ahavath Achim visit.
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