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Jews of European descent, often referred to as white Jews, are classified as white by the US census and have generally been classified as legally white throughout American history. [119] Many American Jews of European descent identify themselves as being both Jewish and white, while others solely identify themselves as being Jewish or identify ...
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.
Initially, American Jews resisted Israeli efforts. Following Mikhail Gorbachev's decision in the late 1980s to allow free emigration for Soviet Jews, the American Jewish community agreed to a quota on Soviet Jewish refugees in the U.S., which resulted in most Soviet Jewish émigrés settling in Israel. [134]
Note: A discussion (10 May 2023) decided that for American Jews the adjective would remain as Sephardic although other countries use Sephardi: See e.g. Category:French Sephardi Jews . Subcategories
The American Sephardi Federation, a founding member of the Center for Jewish History, is a non-profit Jewish organization that strengthens and organizes the religious and cultural activities of Sephardic Jews, preserves Sephardic heritage, tradition and culture in the United States, and assists in the publication of books and literature dealing with the Sephardic culture and tradition.
The first Syrian Jews to arrive in the United States were Jacob Dwek and Ezra Sitt, both of Aleppo. They sailed from Liverpool, England on July 22, 1892, on the Germania . After the start of the 20th century, more immigrants came to the U.S. for three reasons: First, an economic decline in Syria crippled their ability to earn a living.
The Jews of Spain : A History of the Sephardic Experience. New York: Free Press. ISBN 0-02-911573-6. Gibbes, Robert Wilson (1853–1857). Documentary History of the American Revolution. New York: D. Appleton & Co. Huhner, Leon. (1901) "Francis Salvador, A Prominent Patriot of the Revolutionary War," Publications of the American Jewish ...
Pages in category "Sephardi Jewish culture in the United States" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .