What is it about?
In the early 20th century many young Jewish men were trained as gardeners in the former Jewish Horticultural School in Ahlem near Hannover and/or on training farms. They learned about horticulture, gardening and agriculture in order to be qualified to work as gardeners and farmers in Germany or particularly to be qualified for immigration to Palestine / Israel, for the United States and other countries. The many gardeners who emigrated in the early 20th century to the United States were often quiet succesful there.
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Why is it important?
The joint research by Prof. Kenneth Helphand, University of Oregon, and Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn, Leibniz University of Hannover, could shed light on a totally neglected chapter in garden historical researc. It has shown how many Jewish gardeners emigrated to the States and how they could make a professional carrier as gardeners, nursery men etc.
Perspectives
It was a very fruitful collaboration between the two authors, Kenneth Helphand and Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn. I would be delighted if there could be a possibility to develop the topic further into a book publication.
Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn
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This page is a summary of: The Israelitische Gartenbauschule Ahlem: the American connection, Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes, June 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14601176.2018.1469862.
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