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The episode begins in the Colonial period illuminating the formation of a fairly significant, largely sephardic, Jewish Community in New York City. It then traces the journey of German Jews who arrived in substantial numbers in the middle of the 19th century and spread out throughout the country.
Jun 4, 2024 · Immigrants have come to New York for many reasons: to escape persecution, to improve their economic outlook, and to build new lives. This exhibit focuses on historic immigration to New York State from 1650 to 1950.
- Claire Lovell
- 2014
Jan 12, 2010 · New York City in the 19th Century. The city recovered quickly from the war, and by 1810 it was one of the nation’s most important ports. It played a particularly significant role in the...
As the largest port on the eastern seaboard in the 19th century, New York became the main point of entry for European immigrants. It also became a center of anti-immigration, or “nativist,” sentiment. In 1835, New Yorker Samuel F. B. Morse and others created the first political party against immigration, the Native American Democratic Association.
Immigrants were a tremendously important part of 19 th century New York life. They were instrumental in the evolution of political parties and machines and drastically changed the social makeup of the city’s wards. Immigrants also posed enormous challenges for the New York City government.
3 days ago · One of the richest men in 19th-century New York was John Jacob Astor, whose fortune was based on fur before he became a real estate speculator. After the British conquest in 1664, the city won a monopoly to grind and pack grain and sent its flour to all world markets.
Many immigrants arriving at the Port of New York found employment in the booming garment industry and made their homes in New York City’s expanding neighborhoods, including Brooklyn and others.
