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Holocaust survivors took to chicken farms in South Jersey

Seth Stern's new book Speaking Yiddish to Chickens
Seth Stern
Seth Stern's new book Speaking Yiddish to Chickens

In the aftermath of World War II, hundreds of Holocaust survivors became chicken farmers in South Jersey. The grandson of one couple wrote a history of that time titled Speaking Yiddish to Chickens.

WBGO’s Jon Kalish spoke with him about the poultry farming scene in Vineland, NJ…

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