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  2. History of the Jews in Metro Detroit - Wikipedia

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    Stiefel wrote that by the 1970s the exodus of Jews from the City of Detroit to the suburbs had increased from a "trickle" to a "deluge." [5] There were 80,000 Jews living in Metro Detroit in 1976, of a total population of 4,138,800, and in the metro area there were 34 congregations: 23 Orthodox, 6 Conservative, 4 Reform, and one Humanistic. [10]

  3. List of Jewish American businesspeople in real estate

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    Ziel Feldman, founder of real estate development and investment company HFZ Capital Group [43] Irving Mitchell Felt (1910–1994), New York–based developer, known for the new Madison Square Garden [44] John J. Fisher (1961–), majority owner of the Oakland Athletics; Gap Inc. heir [45] Josh Flagg (1985–), Beverly Hills luxury real estate ...

  4. Blockbusting - Wikipedia

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    In 1962, "blockbusting" – real estate profiteering – was nationally exposed by The Saturday Evening Post with the article "Confessions of a Block-Buster," which explained how realtors gained profit by frightening white Americans to sell at a loss, in order to quickly resettle to racially segregated "better neighborhoods."

  5. History of the Jews in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Many Jews were connected with the sale and exploitation of land in Pennsylvania. In 1763, owing to the depredations of the Shawnee and Delaware Indians in Bedford County, twelve traders suffered a loss of £80,000, among whom were David Franks, Levy Andrew Levy, and Joseph Simon. On July 5, 1773, the sale of southern Illinois took place.

  6. Barton's Candy Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Part of the company's 1950s [15] and 1960s [16] [17] growth [3] was due to competitions in Jewish schools among classes, competing for prizes for selling the most Barton's products. [18] " Generations of Jewish children sold Barton's candies as fundraisers," [ 19 ] which was in part fueled by Klein's involvement with "philanthropic activities ...

  7. List of Jewish American mobsters - Wikipedia

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    1920s–1950s Major bootlegger in Philadelphia during Prohibition. He was a member of the Big Seven and later involved in drug trafficking with Meyer Lansky during the 1930s. [2] [6] Chris Rosenberg: 1950–1979 1970s A member of the Gambino crime family's DeMeo crew during the 1970s. He was later killed by DeMeo to cover up the murder of ...

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  9. List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail - Wikipedia

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    Marvin Sands (1924–1999), founder of Constellation Brands (now led by his sons, Rob (1958/1959-) and Richard (born 1950/1951)) [106] [107] Russell Weiner (born 1970), founder of Rockstar, Inc. (Rockstar energy drink) [108] [109] Sam Zemurray (1877–1961), Russian-born founder of the Cuyamel Fruit Company (an ancestor of Chiquita Brands ...