Jewish Agricultural Colonies in New Jersey, 1882-1920This text analyses the impact of premigration origins, postmigration experiences and sponsor policies on the development of a cluster of Jewish colonies in southern New Jersey. It focuses on the transformation from agrarian, communal colonies to private mixed industrial agricultural communities. Most of the synagogues are gone; a temple has been converted into a Baptist church. There is little indication to the passerby that the southern New Jersey's