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New York City is home to the largest Jewish community outside of Israel. In 2011, according to the UJA-Federation of New York, the five boroughs of New York City proper was home to 1,086,000 Jews, representing 13% of the city's population. [4] In 2023, 960,000 Jews live in the city, nearly half of them live in Brooklyn. [5] [3] [2]
In 1991 Councilmember Herbert Berman (D-Brooklyn) formed the “Jewish Study Group” to advocate for Jewish institutional concerns to the administration of Mayor David Dinkins. [2] In 2001 the group changed its name to the “Jewish Caucus”, and was chaired by Councilmember Michael Chaim Nelson (D-Brooklyn) from 2001-2013. [ 3 ]
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.
Jewish Community Councils (JCCs) are a form of local Jewish organization with the purpose of safeguarding Jewish rights, and assisting local residents. [1] Jewish Community Councils were mostly formed in the 1940s.
Through her organization Jew in the City (JITC), Allison Josephs has been advocating for accurate representations of the Jewish community in the media since 2007. She’s now opening an official ...
As the American film industry moved west, centering on Hollywood in California, Jews were quite involved in the film industry, in all facets, from executives and producers, to creatives like directors, writers, and performers. Even contributing to the development of the studio and star systems. [3] Many of the men who created Hollywood were Jewish.
Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file; Search. ... These are lists of prominent American Jews, ... The Jewish Phenomenon: ...
Pages in category "Jewish organizations based in New York City" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .