Fernández Cavada was one of three sons born in Cienfuegos, Cuba to Isidoro Fernández Cavada and Emily Howard Gatier, an American citizen and native of Philadelphia. Captain Adolfo Fernández Cavada (1832 – December 18, 1871) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who served in the Philadelphia 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, a regiment of the Union Forces with his brother, Colonel Federico Fernández Cavada.
After his father’s death in 1838, he moved with his mother and siblings to Philadelphia. Fernández Cavada’s mother met and married Samuel Dutton and the family resided at 222 Spruce Street, Philadelphia. Fernández Cavada received his primary and secondary education at Philadelphia’s Central High School.
He served with distinction in the Army of the Potomac in the Battles of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg and was a “special aide-de-camp” to General Andrew A. Humphreys..
He was wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg when his horse was shot and killed from under him. Fernández Cavada kept a diary during the war which is considered to be one of the most vivid and articulate accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg. His eyewitness account of the famous conflict provided a descriptive and informative rendition of the battle. During one day of the July battle, he recorded how “The air was soon full of flying shot, shell and canister–and a groan here and there attested their affect. …the roar of musketry and the crashing, pounding noise of guns and bursting shells was deafening…”
After the war Fernández Cavada was appointed United States consul at Cienfuegos, Cuba. Fernández Cavada resigned his position upon the Cuban insurrection against Spanish rule that became known as Cuba’s Ten Years War (1868–1878).[5] Together with his brother Federico, who had also resigned from his appointment as consul to Trinidad, he joined the Cuban insurgents in their quest for Cuba’s independence.
In February 1869, Fernández Cavada attacked the town of Palmira. He led his men in the Battles of Altos de Potrerillo and Saltadero de Siguanea and in the attack against the Arimao armory. In November 5, 1869, the men under Fernández Cavada command took the town of Cienfuegos and a month later Arroyo Blanco. In April 4, 1870, Fernández Cavada was named Commander-in-Chief of the Cinco Villas with the rank of Mayor General, succeeding his brother Federico who was named Commander-in-Chief of all the Cuban forces.
Adolfo’s brother, Federico was captured by the Spanish authorities and sentenced to die by firing squad in July 1871. On December 18, 1871, Fernández Cavada was killed in battle at the coffee estate “La Adelaida” near Santiago de Cuba.
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Meyer Rosenbaum was the spiritual leader of the Kehilla Adath Israel and the self-proclaimed Chief Rabbi of Cuba from 1948 to the Winter 1956-1957, when he left for Venezuela, then Guatemala and New York.
Rosenbaum was born on 12 August 1910 in Charnovitch, a son of Rebbe Isamar Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum left in 1933 for Palestine, where he learned in Hevron Yeshiva (Jerusalem). He received his rabbinic ordination in 1936, Isamar’s only son who did not become a Hasidic rabbi. In 1937 he moved to New York.
In those days a secure economic and political conditions in Cuba were reflected in the prosperity of the small Jewish community that had been residing in Cuba since the early twenties.The Jewish population of Cuba was approximately 10,000 out of a total Cuban population of 5,000,000. The majority, some 7,500, resided in Havana.
In 1948 Rosenbaum arrived in Cuban on a charity collection mission for the Israeli Irgun. He soon became the Rabbi of Adath Israel-K’neseth Israel, then later rabbi of the Patronato. Rosenbaum was also accomplished in the secular world. He attended the University of Vienna and New York University. In Cuba he taught at the Universidad de la Habana. Rabbi Meyer Rosenbaum, who was the Chief Rabbi of Cuba and a prolific author of scholarly works, including Torah LeOhr Hatekufah.
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When Rosenbaum was still associated with Kehilla Ahdut Israel (the combined Adath Israel and K’neseth Israel), he founded the orthodox Tajkemoni School which address was Calle 21 No. 561 in Vedado, La Habana on 20 October 1949. Tajkemoni was an Orthodox yeshiva-type school with an enrollment of about eighty Ashkenazi pupils. It constituted a threat to the Centro Israelita and its Colegio, and it was probably responsible for some of the decline in enrollment at the Colegio.
The principal was Yosef Abrami, who was present at the founding meeting of the Patronato. Abrami previously had taught in the Centro Israelita. He also authored many scholarly works in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Spanish.
Meyer Rosenbaum II was forced to flee Cuba in 1958 when the Batista regime was overthrown by Fidel Castro’s socialist government. He is now buried at the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem in Israel.
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The tobacco is one of the main exports of Cuba. For its quality is recognized as the best in the world and is sold at a high cost in the world. In 2007, he came to provide USD 400 million for the country’s economy and today has become one of the products that offer the most secure income, given its competitive exclusivity.
Despite being a power in Cuba for quality, it is not in the list of the top producers in the world, nor among the high-performing countries. The first include: China, USA, Brazil, India, Turkey; and in select group of the most efficient growers Taiwan, Spain, Italy, Japan and the United States.
The most popular types of tobacco in the international market are Virginia, Burley and Oriental. They are intended mostly for the production of cigarettes. Cuba, meanwhile, grows more often the black snuff, air-cured, and spent almost all the elite sector of the market. His production the finest is the Premium snuff, luxury item due to the threefold condition of soil, climate and experience of producers.
Some markets have shown maturity in terms of Cuban cigars distributionof this 2014 They are: United Kingdom, Germany, France and. The international corporation Habanos SA has taken 80 percent of the production of premium cigars for the market, and distributes 27 brands on five continents. Some of these: Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Partagas, Hoyo de Monterrey, H. Upmann and Punch.
Today, the Cuban cigar is sold in over 150 countries, except the United States due to blockade policy. Meets more than 95 percent of production commitments, both cigars and cigarettes for export, domestic consumption and the domestic market in foreign exchange.
This year, the total number of companies (40), 37 recorded profits due to the high efficiency of its management despite the breach of contracts for media protection, labor materials and informalities in the office with the productive bases.
While some problems remain, the Cuban tobacco industry has overcome, to some extent, the scarcity of resources thanks to the opening of the economy to foreign investment, with pre-funding agreements with international companies.
The crop places in all provinces, but which stand out in this sector are: Pinar del Río, with 58.9% of production; Villa Clara, with 11.8%; and Sancti Spiritus, with 11.8%). Among them adds a little more than 80% of the total production of the country.
The regions of Vuelta Abajo and half turn in the province of Pinar del Río, and matches, Havana province region grow more than 90% of the sheet of black snuff quality.The statistics show that in the Pinar del Rio province, this sector employs tens of thousands of people. Only Vueltabajo, this workforce ensures planting 15,940 hectares.
His Experimental Station, in order to generate and establish scientific techniques for the optimal development of the productive chain, conducts research to mitigate the effect of climate change bases. Among the results the implementation of a project for the disminucióndel impact of ozone on the plantations and the removal of stains out. It has been possible to determine the best substances to reverse the phenomenon and prepare the seed cushioning damage, wetting the roots and making leaf-level applications.
Despite these efforts, much remains to be done. The statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics and Information of Cuba at the end of January to June 2014, showed that the production of tobacco has fallen.
El tabaco es uno de los principales rubros de exportación de Cuba. Por su calidad es reconocido como el mejor del mundo y es vendido a un alto costo mundialmente. En 2007, llegó a aportar 400 millones de dólares estadounidenses para la economía del país y en la actualidad se ha convertido en uno de los productos que ofrece los más seguros ingresos, dada su exclusividad competitiva.
A pesar de ser Cuba una potencia en cuanto a calidad, no se encuentra en la lista de los principales productores del mundo, ni entre los países de alto rendimiento. En la primera figuran:China, Estados Unidos, Brasil, India, Turquía; y el en selecto grupo de los más eficientes cultivadores: Taiwán,España, Italia, Japón y Estados Unidos.
Los tipos de tabacos más demandados en el mercado internacional son el Virginia, el Burley y el Oriental. Ellos son destinados, mayoritariamente a la producción de cigarrillos. Cuba, por su parte, cultiva con más frecuencia el tabaco negro, curado al aire, y destinado casi todo al sector élite del mercado. Su producción más selecta la constituye el tabaco Premium, rubro de lujo, debido a la triple condición de suelos, clima y experiencia de los productores.
Algunos mercados han demostrado madurez en cuanto a la distribuciónde los habanos cubanos este 2014. Ellos son: Reino Unido, Alemania, Francia y Suiza. La corporación internacional Habanos S.A ha asumido el 80 por ciento de la producción de puros Premium para el mercado, y distribuye 27 marcas en los cinco continentes. Algunas de estas: Cohíba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Partagás, Hoyo de Monterrey, H.Upmann y Punch.
En la actualidad, el puro cubano se comercializa en más de 150 países, excepto en Estados Unidos debido a política de bloqueo. Cumple más de un 95 por ciento de los compromisos productivos, tanto en tabacos como en cigarrillos para la exportación,el consumo nacional y el mercado interno en divisas.
Este año, del total de las empresas (40), 37 registraron utilidades debido a la alta eficiencia de su gestión a pesar del incumplimiento de los contratos referentes a los medios de protección, materiales laborales y las informalidades en el despacho con las bases productivas.
Aunque persisten algunas problemáticas, la industria tabacalera cubana ha superado, en alguna medida, la escasez de los recursos gracias a la apertura de la economía del país a la inversión extranjera, con los acuerdos de prefinanciamiento con compañías internacionales.
El cultivose desarrolla en todas provincias del país, sin embargo las que más se destacan en este sector son: Pinar del Río, con el 58.9% de la producción; Villa Clara, con el 11.8%; y Sancti Spíritus, con el 11.8%). Entre ellas se suma un poco más del 80 % de la producción total del país.
Las regiones de Vuelta Abajo y Semivuelta, en la provincia de Pinar del Río, y de Partidos, región de la provincia Habana cultivan más del 90% de la hoja de tabaco negro de calidad.Las estadísticas reflejan que en la provincia pinareña, este sector da empleo a decenas de miles de personas. Solo en Vueltabajo, esta fuerza laboral garantiza la plantación de 15 940 hectáreas.
Su Estación Experimental, con el propósito de generar y establecer las bases científico-técnicas para el óptimo desarrollo de la cadena productiva,desarrolla investigaciones para mitigar el efecto del cambio climático. Entre sus resultados se destaca la implementación de un proyecto para la disminucióndel impacto del ozono en las plantaciones y la eliminación de las manchas. Se ha logrado determinar las mejores sustancias para revertir el fenómeno y preparar el sembrado amortiguando los daños, mojando las raíces y realizando aplicaciones a nivel de hoja.
Pese a todos estos esfuerzos, queda mucho por hacer. Las estadísticas de la Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información de Cuba, al cierre de enero a junio de 2014, revelaban que la producción del tabaco ha descendido.
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Fernández Cavada was one of three sons born in Cienfuegos, Cuba to Isidoro Fernández Cavada and Emily Howard Gatier, an American citizen and native of Philadelphia. Captain Adolfo Fernández Cavada (1832 – December 18, 1871) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who served in the Philadelphia 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, a regiment of the Union Forces with his brother, Colonel Federico Fernández Cavada.
