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  2. History of the Jews in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Evidence points to 1838 as the date of arrival of the first Jewish settlers, among whom Martin Long, a Bavarian, was the most prominent. Two years later, a society was organized for occasional worship, and until 1849 the incipient congregation held its services in various rooms.

  3. History of the Jews in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Isaac Leeser (1806-1868) – Publisher, helped found the Jewish press of America and produced the first Jewish translation of the Bible into English. J. Leonard Levy (1865-1917) – Rabbi; Gershom Mendes Seixas (1745-1816) – First native-born Jewish religious leader in the United States. Henry Samuel Morais (1860-1935) – Writer and Rabbi.

  4. History of the Jews in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Eisenberg, Kahn, and Toll (2009) emphasize the creative freedom Jews found in western society, unburdening them from past traditions and opening up new opportunities for entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and civic leadership. Regardless of origin, many early Jewish settlers worked as peddlers before establishing themselves as merchants. [44]

  5. History of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Although some settlers proposed the creation of the state of Westsylvania in the area that now contains Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania retained control of the region. The first Treaty of Fort Stanwix and the Treaty of Fort McIntosh [28] saw Native Americans relinquish claims on present-day southwestern Pennsylvania.

  6. History of the Jews in Pittsburgh - Wikipedia

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    In 2002, Jewish households represented 3.8% of households in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. [1] As of 2017, there were an estimated 50,000 Jews in the Greater Pittsburgh area. [2] In 2012, Pittsburgh's Jewish community celebrated its 100th year of federated giving through the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. [3]

  7. Jewish diaspora - Wikipedia

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    The Jewish diaspora (Hebrew: גוֹלָה, romanized: gōlā), dispersion (Hebrew: תְּפוּצָה, romanized: təfūṣā) or exile (Hebrew: גָּלוּת gālūṯ; Yiddish: גלות, romanized: goles) [a] is the dispersion of Israelites or Jews out of their ancient ancestral homeland (the Land of Israel) and their subsequent settlement ...

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  9. Frame of Government of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    William Penn, an English Quaker, sought to construct a new type of community with religious toleration and a great deal of political freedom.It is believed that Penn's political philosophy is embodied in the West Jersey Concessions and Agreements of 1677, which is an earlier practical experience of government constitution prior to the establishment of Pennsylvania.