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For years, Schakowsky eyed a run in Illinois's 9th congressional district, intending to run whenever incumbent Democrat Sidney R. Yates opted to retire. [8] Yates had represented the 9th district since 1949 (except for one term due unsuccessful run for the Senate in 1962), [9] Schakowsky had explored runs in 1992, 1994, and 1996 under the belief each time that Yates might retire.
Jews comprise approximately 10% of New York City's population, making the Jewish community the largest in the world outside of Israel.As of 2020, over 960,000 Jews lived in the five boroughs of New York City, [1] and over 1.9 million Jews lived in the New York metropolitan area, approximately 25% of the American Jewish population.
The Jewish population in New York City grew from about 80,000 in 1880 to 1.6 million in 1920. By 1910, it became the world's largest Jewish city, as more than 1 million Jews accounted for 25 percent of the city's population. [7] As of 2023, about 960,000 residents of New York City, or about 10% of its residents, were Jewish. [8]
The congregation was founded in 1882 as the Reform congregation, "Temple Gates of Hope", by a group of German Jews. [2] After several mergers, the congregation took the Hebrew name "Agudat Yesharim", and later petitioned the state of New York to change the official name of the congregation to "Park Avenue Synagogue" in 1923.
B'nai Jeshurun, founded 1825, the second Jewish congregation in New York City and the ninth in the United States, now located on the Upper West Side, Manhattan. Congregation Darech Amuno (variously spelled Darech Emunah and Darech Amino), Greenwich Village was established in 1838.
The Hanukkah story vividly illustrates how external threats increase internal cohesion in Jewish history, similar to how fire strengthens tempered steel or intense pressure crystallizes carbon ...
Ukrainian-Jewish culture in New York City (11 P) Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in New York City" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
Congregation Emanu-El of New York is the first Reform Jewish congregation in New York City. It has served as a flagship congregation in the Reform branch of Judaism since its founding in 1845. The building it uses – (called "Temple Emanu-El of New York") – was built in 1928–1930 and is one of the largest synagogue buildings in the world.