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Young man peeling potatoes at the Hachsharah farm, Anoka, Minnesota

Young man peeling potatoes at the Hachsharah farm, Anoka, Minnesota
A young man sits in a chair peeling potatoes while another man looks on. "Hachsharah" means "training" or "preparation" in Hebrew. Hachsharah were training farms for Jews who wished to settle in Palestine and become citizens. Harchsharah farms were located throughout Eastern Europe and the United States, funded by a variety of Zionist groups. The Hachsharah farm in Anoka was supported by Habonim, an international Zionist youth organization.
1930?
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