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Adventures in Idealism

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Professor H. L. Sabsovich is recognized as one of the foremost figures in the field of Jewish social service. A great part of his active life was given to the work of the Baron de Hirsch Fund, and he distinguished himself as a visionary thinker as well as an excellent administrator and, significantly, the Builder of Woodbine, the Woodbine Agricultural School, and later as General Agent for the Baron de Hirsch Fund. (5 hr 19 min)

Chapters

Foreword

2:44

Read by KevinS

School Days in Russia

10:52

Read by KevinS

Odessa and the Pogrom

14:57

Read by KevinS

From Law to Agriculture

6:07

Read by KevinS

Among the Don Cossacks

20:25

Read by KevinS

Facing the New World

14:12

Read by KevinS

Pioneering with the Pioneers

8:13

Read by KevinS

A Call to the Land

8:07

Read by Emma Burchette

Opening of the Woodbine Tract

13:40

Read by KevinS

Building the Colony

16:37

Read by KevinS

The First Problems

19:24

Read by VO Gal

Unrest Among the Colonists

17:16

Read by RebeccaTruestone

Added Industries

4:04

Read by RebeccaTruestone

Strengthening the New Allegiance

11:25

Read by RebeccaTruestone

Bringing Science to the Farmers

8:57

Read by queenofcheckmate

A Pioneer of Agricultural Schools

11:46

Read by CalebSchroeder

Woodbine Entertains

5:56

Read by Verla Viera

New Institutions

6:52

Read by Verla Viera

The Colony Incorporates

12:22

Read by Verla Viera

Recollections

8:40

Read by Verla Viera

In the Hearts of His People

6:42

Read by Verla Viera

The Practical Idealist

8:50

Read by Keith Michael

A Pioneer Social Worker

6:44

Read by VO Gal

A Life Nobly Lived

32:27

Read by Yi Fan

Our Teacher

7:25

Read by TonyMezz

The Baron de Hirsch Agricultural School

9:09

Read by TonyMezz

The Jewish Farmers' Best Friend

17:14

Read by Larry Wilson

The Leader of Jewish Agriculture in America

8:14

Read by Larry Wilson