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Title: Zuckerman (John) Huleh Reclamation Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1948-1989
Collection number: Mss214
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Extent: 0.5 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
Stockton, CA 95211
Shelf location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item], Zuckerman (John) Huleh Reclamation Papers, Mss214,
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
Hamburg, Samuel (1899-1976)
Zuckerman, John
Reclamation of land -Israel
Agricultural machinery
Jews -California -San Joaquin County
Israel -Politics and government
Israel -Description and travel
John Zuckerman is an agribusinessman operating thousands of acres of reclaimed farm lands
in the San Joaquin River Delta region of California. His family has farmed asparagus,
beans, corn, onions, potatoes and other row crops in this area since the 19th century. In
1955 the Israeli government invited Zuckerman to visit Israel as advisor on a project to
reclaim the 15,000 Huleh Marsh just north of the Sea of Galilee. That year Zuckerman and
his friend, Sam Hamburg, inspected the Huleh and advised the Israeli government on
reclamation equipment purchases and farming techniques.
Zuckerman's papers consist chiefly of correspondence with Hamburg, Israeli government
officials, and U.S. farming and equipment experts. The papers also contain reports, color
slides, and a large map of the Huleh.