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The current Jewish community of Antwerp was officially established in 1816, when there were about one hundred Jews living in the city. This, the first legally-recognized community, was known as the Jewish Community (in French, Communauté israélite ).
The Jewish presence in Antwerp is certainly not a new phenomenon. There have been three major immigration phases, beginning as early as the 13th century. At that time, Ashkenazi Jews moved from...
Jan 6, 2009 · ANTWERP, Belgium — Teetering on their bicycles or strolling amiably while chattering into cell phones in Yiddish, Dutch, French, Hebrew or English, the Orthodox Jews of this Belgian port city...
A notable community is the Jewish one, as Antwerp is one of the only two cities in Europe (together with London and its Stamford Hill neighbourhood) that is home to a considerable Haredi population in the 21st century.
Jun 4, 2013 · The story of Jewish immigration to America will soon be retold in Antwerp, Belgium. A museum dedicated to the Red Star Line, the shipping operation that carried more than 2 million people to...
In the Antwerp story we present the city and its harbour, the old and new Eilandje neighbourhood and Antwerp as the last stop (on the way to America). The Belgian component is about emigrants who fled poverty or persecution, or were looking for adventure, and boarded the Red Star Line steamers.
Largest Jewish Populated Metropolitan Areas in the United States. (2024) Table of Contents | World Jewish Population | U.S. Jewish Population. *Rank by total Jewish and non-Jewish population. The Data are for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA’s) as defined by the US Census Bureau. Source: Ira M. Sheskin & Arnold Dashefsky.
