Tagged: Jewish immigrants
Written by Sabrina Axster This is the third installment of our History of German Immigrants series. Read the first and second installments. One essential element of German migration to the US — and to NYC in particular — is that of Jewish Germans. Jewish immigration to America is traditionally divided into three categories: Sephardic, German, and Eastern European. But this doesn’t mean that there were no German Jews coming to the US during the periods of Sephardic or Eastern...
Written by Mariya Tsalkovich Stepping off the B/Q train platform onto the sidewalk of Brighton Beach Avenue, one is transplanted into a myriad of history. The rich smell of salty ocean water mingling with the scent of freshly baked pirozhki permeates the air and speaks to the Eastern European immigrant influence of this small seaside town, Brighton Beach. Until the latter half of the 19th century, the Brighton Beach area consisted of little more than farms on sandy hills....
Written by Rachel The Upper West Side, or UWS as it is often abbreviated, is a large neighborhood or series of smaller adjacent neighborhoods in northern Manhattan, extending from 59th Street northward to 110th Street, with Central Park to the east and the Hudson River to the west. Some, notably real estate agents, also include Morningside Heights – an area stretching from 110th Street to 125th Street – in their definition of the Upper West Side. Last Saturday, I...
Written by Rachel and Arielle Kandel Earlier this month, on June 8, New York City witnessed two joyful cultural celebrations: the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, an annual celebration of Puerto Rican identity; and the Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Festival, honoring the shared histories of Chinatown and the Lower East Side, and of the long-time Chinese and Jewish residents of the two neighborhoods. Both festivities reflect fascinating immigration flows and community settlement patterns that have taken place in...
