Jews In America And Their History
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The Jewish way of life has been affected in a tremendous way by the
people of the United States of America. By the time of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence, there were only 2500 Jews in America. For
forty years beginning in 1840, 250,000 Jews (primarily from Germany,
Hungary, and Boh ....
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.... quickly spread out
over the land. Starting as peddlers, they moved up to business positions in
the south, midwest, and on the west coast. New York City had 85,000 Jews by
1880, most of which had German roots. At this time in American history, the
government accepted many people from many different backgrounds to allow
for a diverse population; this act of opening our borders probably is the
origin of the descriptive phrase "the melting pot of the world."
These German Jews rapidly assim ....
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