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The following is a list of notable people born, raised, or closely associated with the U.S. state of New Jersey This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Pages in category "Lists of people from New Jersey" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Lists of Americans; By US state; By ethnicity; Afghan; African Americans. African-American Jews; Alabama Creoles; Albanian; Algerian; Amish; Anglo-Americans; Angolan
Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in New Jersey" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... New Jersey Jewish News;
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Jewish genealogy is the study of Jewish families and the tracing of their lineages and history. The Pentateuchal equivalent for "genealogies" is "toledot" (generations). In later Hebrew, as in Aramaic, the term and its derivatives "yiḥus" and "yuḥasin" recur with the implication of legitimacy or nobility of birth. [1]
The history of Jews in New Jersey started with the arrival of Dutch and English traders and settlers in the late 1600s. [1] [2] According to the Berman Jewish DataBank's 2019 survey, New Jersey is the state with the fourth-highest total population of Jews at 545,450 and is also the state with the third highest percent of Jews at 6.1%.
J. Hart Brewer (1844–1900), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district (1881–1885) [52] Frank O. Briggs (1851–1913), politician who was the mayor of Trenton from 1899 to 1902, and United States Senator from New Jersey from 1907 to 1913 [53] Michele Brown, CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority [54]