The Jewish Community of Staten Island

By Jenny Tango

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738513148
• ISBN13: 9780738513140
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"