Sam Greenberg’s smokehouse, the start of Greenberg Turkeys
Greenberg Turkeys grew out of a small smokehouse Sam Greenberg built in Tyler in 1937 to prepare kosher geese for his family.
By the 1940s he was selling his smoked turkeys to growing numbers of customers.
Sources
- Institute of Southern Jewish Life, Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities: Tyler, Texasisjl.org
Perhaps the most unique Jewish-owned business grew out of a small smokehouse Sam Greenberg built in 1937 to prepare kosher geese for his family.
By the 1940s, Greenberg was selling his smoked turkeys to growing numbers of customers.
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