There was a similar situation for Jews who managed vineyards
and wineries. They were not allowed to own them, but could
administer them. My own great-grandfather was one (in Piatra Neamt,
Romania,
not Bukovina) and my great-great-grandfather (another family branch)
in Bendery, Bessarabia.
Merle
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From: "yosi-jerry" <eshet1_at_netvision.net.il>
To: "Edgar Hauster" <bconcept_at_hotmail.com>; "Hardy Breier"
<hardy3_at_bezeqint.net>
Cc: "Czernowitz Discussion Group" <czernowitz-l_at_cornell.edu>; "Sasha
Wolloch" <sasha_at_raltron.com>; "'Fred Weisinger'" <fredweisinger16_at_gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Book of the Month, April 2015: Usury in Bukovina
>A remark about Jews who "abandoned agricultural labor ". Till the Austrians
>came, Jews weren't allowed to own or lease Land. Under the Austrian regime
>there was a possibility for them to become "Ackerjuden" - Ploughing Jews.
>Which means they could lease Land and farm it. My paternal grandmother came
>from such a family from Molodia, and other distant relatives from
>Marmornitsa, and Sadagura too. All of them authentic good farmers. Some of
>them who came to Israel continued their vocation here.
> Yosef Eshet
>
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