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However, a 2007 study found that 15% of American Jews live below the poverty line; [158] the 2016 Pew study found that number to be 16%. [156] A 2019 study found 20% of American Jews to be in or near poverty, with 45% of Jewish children living in poor or near-poor households. [159]
Gershom Mendes Seixas (January 15, 1745 – July 2, 1816) was the first native-born Jewish religious leader in the United States.He served as the hazzan of Congregation Shearith Israel, New York City's first Spanish and Portuguese synagogue, for about five decades.
The Jewish arrival in New Amsterdam of September 1654 was the first organized Jewish migration to North America. It comprised 23 Sephardi Jews, refugees "big and little" of families fleeing persecution by the Portuguese Inquisition after the conquest of Dutch Brazil. It is widely commemorated as the starting point of the history of Jews in New ...
Mark Cohen, American historian of the Jews under medieval Islam; Norman Cohn, British historian [citation needed] Robert Cohen, French historian of ancient Greece [2] Stephen F. Cohen, American historian of the Soviet Union [citation needed] Michael Confino, Israeli historian [2] Martin van Creveld, Dutch-born Israeli military historian ...
American Jewish writers of the time urged assimilation and integration into the wider American culture, and Jews quickly became part of American life. Approximately 500,000 American Jews (or half of all Jewish males between 18 and 50) fought in World War II, and after the war younger families joined the new trend of suburbanization.
American Jews born in Israel had 40 thousand children under age 18 in their US households. Another estimated 170 thousand Jewish adults not born in Israel have at least one parent born in Israel, and these adults have an estimated 200 thousand children under the age of 18 who have at least one Israel-born grandparent.
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Meir was the first female prime minister of Israel and the first woman to have headed a Middle Eastern state in modern times. [330] Gahal retained its 26 seats, and was the second largest party. In September 1970 King Hussein of Jordan drove the Palestine Liberation Organization out of his country. On 18 September 1970, Syrian tanks invaded ...