Anne Cronig Father Coming to the Vineyard

“There were bad times going on and the Czar had to have a scapegoat. So who do they usually pick on? On the Jewish people; a minority.” Anne Cronig (1917-1999) tells the story of the harrowing journey her father Samuel Cronig took to come to America. Arriving on Martha’s Vineyard in 1904, Anne describes how - with his three brothers - in 1917 he started Cronig’s Market, which is still flourishing today. From a 1995 interview.
To learn more about the Jewish Community on Martha's Vineyard visit the MV Museum exhibit, They Planted the Seeds - Creating a Jewish Community on Martha's Vineyard There you can see and hear stories of the early days in the Jewish community on the Vineyard told by the children of the first wave of Jewish immigrants. In this clip from a 1995 interview Anne Cronig (1917-1999) tells the story of the harrowing journey her father Samuel Cronig took to come to America. Arriving on Martha’s Vineyard in 1904, Anne describes how - with his three brothers - in 1917 he started Cronig’s Market, which is still flourishing today.
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