Jewish Community of Staten Island (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781531608880)

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a small group of Jewish immigrants carved out their own vibrant community in Staten Island. Jewish settlers clustered around the Arietta Street, St. George, Bergen Point, and Perth Amboy ferries and built seven synagogues and a Jewish community center. Jewish dry goods, candy, hardware, and men's furnishings stores sprung up along the major shopping areas of Jersey Street and Richmond Avenue. As the Jewish population grew, it expanded into new
developments in Willowbrook, Eltingville, and Arden Heights and was able to support a Jewish elementary school.

Author: Jenny Tango, Rabbi Gerald Sussm, Foreword Rabbi Gerald Sussman
ISBN-10: 1531608884
ISBN-13: 9781531608880
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2004
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d