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516, 363. FIPS code. 36-72554. GNIS feature ID. 0970692. Website. www.syossetchamber.com. Syosset / saɪˈɒsɪt / is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Oyster Bay, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 19,259 at the time of the 2020 census.
The Jewish population in New York City went from about 80,000 in 1880 to 1.6 million in 1920. By 1910, more than 1 million Jews made up 25 percent of New York's population [7] and made it the world's largest Jewish city. As of 2023, about 960,000 residents of New York City, or about 10% of its residents, were Jewish. [8]
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As of 2016[update], about 1.1 million residents of New York City, or about 12% of its residents, were Jewish. There are approximately 1.5 million Jews in the New York metropolitan area, making it the second largest metropolitan Jewish community in the world, after the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area in Israel (however, Tel Aviv proper has a smaller popu...
1654–1881
The first recorded Jewish settler in New York was Jacob Barsimson, who arrived in August 1654 on a passport from the Dutch West India Company. A month later, a group of Jews came to New York, then the colony New Amsterdam, as refugees from Recife, Brazil. Portugal had just re-conquered Dutch Brazil (what is now known of the Brazilian State of Pernambuco) from the Netherlands, and the Sephardi Jews there promptly fled. Most went to Amsterdam, but 23 headed for New Amsterdam instead. Governor P...
1881–1945
The 36 years beginning in 1881 experienced the largest wave of immigration to the United States ever. Following the assassination of Alexander II of Russia, for which many blamed "the Jews," there was a vast increase in anti-Jewish pogroms there – possibly with the support of the government – and numerous anti-Jewish laws were passed. The result was that over 2 million Jews immigrated to the United States,: 364–5 more than a million of them to New York.: 1076 Eastern Ashkenazi Jews and their...
Within the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, there are many parks that are either named after Jews, or containing monuments relating to their culture and history.
Further reading
1. Deborah Dash Moore, City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York.In Three Volumes. New York: New York University Press, 2012.
Feb 23, 2022 · An Extraordinary Account of a Hasidic Enclave. A new book, “American Shtetl,” charts how a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews created a separatist territory in upstate New York. By Gideon Lewis ...
In Syosset, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.
Oct 15, 2024 · The earliest geographic Jewish communities in New York City began in lower Manhattan, when small and traditional communities gathered around necessities such as a synagogue, kosher butcher, and Jewish cemetery. As the population increased, the Lower East Side became the city's primary Jewish neighborhood, known for its density and teeming ...
Oct 15, 2024 · Communities. This section features select resources on New York City's large and diverse Jewish population, focusing on specific linguistic, religious, ethnic, and cultural groups over various time periods. A 2023 UJA-Federation survey provides recent data on the city's current Jewish population. The Library's collection contains numerous ...
