North Murderkill Hundred in Viola in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Immigrant Jewish Farmers

Immigrant Jewish Farms Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 10, 2019

1. Immigrant Jewish Farms Marker

Inscription. Delaware’s first Jewish farmers, Isaac and Ida Beinoff, settled here in 1897. Like those to follow, they were recent immigrants fleeing poverty and oppression in their native Russia. Between 1912 and 1929, the Jewish Agriculture Society, based in New York City, provided loans to the Beinoffs and other Jewish farmers who moved to Kent County as part of a national “back-to-soil” movement. After World War II, the Jewish farmers remaining in the area contributed to the organization of the Jewish community in southern Delaware and the establishment of the first synagogue in Dover.

Erected 1997 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-58.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 39° 2.544′ N, 75° 35.49′ W. Marker is in Viola, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in North Murderkill Hundred. It is on Kersey Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 154

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Kersey Road, Viola DE 19979, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: North Murderkill Hundred (approx. 1.8 miles away); Felton Railroad Station (approx. 2.3 miles away); Woodside United Methodist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Rescue House of Prayer (approx. 2.4 miles away); Honor and Remember (approx. 2½ miles away); Town of Felton (approx. 2½ miles away); Samuel D. Burris (approx. 2.7 miles away); Captain Jonathan Caldwell (approx. 3 miles away).

Additional keywords. Judaica

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 10, 2019

2. Immigrant Jewish Farms Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 504 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.