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- The South Bronx alone had some 360,000 Jews, 260 registered synagogues, and, according to Dr. Seymour J. Perlin, at least twice as many unregistered ones. Since then, most Jews have moved to the suburbs, although Riverdale in the South Bronx still has a fairly large Jewish community of more than 20,000 people.
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Aug 23, 2023 · It’s the last Bronx neighborhood with a robust Jewish community. There’s a kosher bakery, S&S Cheesecake; lox and gefilte fish at Geshmake Fish; the Hebrew Home for the Aged, and the Hebrew ...
Feb 2, 2019 · A new synagogue in the South Bronx is giving Jews a new outlet to celebrate their faith and remember many Jews who once walked those same streets.
By the 1930s, the Bronx was considered the "Jewish Borough", as nearly half the population was Jewish. This soon changed as World War II caused rent to increase in many apartments, pushing people out. By the end of the 1950s, the South Bronx was two-thirds African American or Hispanic (of any race).
Oct 1, 2022 · The Bronx in the 1930s through the early 1950s was home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the United states. The South Bronx alone had some 360,000 Jews, 260 registered synagogues, and, according to Dr. Seymour J. Perlin, at least twice as many unregistered ones.
Jan 10, 2019 · Heralding the return of Jewish life to the South Bronx, this menorah overlooks the Third Avenue Bridge that connects the area to Manhattan. What was a once-thriving center of Jewish life had seen its last synagogue close.
Nov 4, 2019 · In pre-war times, iconic Jewish neighborhoods such as the Bronx’s Grand Concourse were hot beds for the growth and maintenance of Jewish identification. The Jewish signage of stores, restaurants...
Aug 17, 2015 · In the late ’60s, the borough, once home to a solid Jewish middle class, now claimed more than 10,000 gang members — mostly poorer blacks and Latinos.
