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Pages in category "American people of German-Jewish descent". The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,182 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page) (next page)
1 lip 2005 · Frustrated in their native territories by censorship, antiquated economic policies and repressive political orders, the Germans and German-speaking Jews who came to this country from 1830...
This list also includes people of German Jewish descent. Americans of German descent live in nearly every American county, from the East Coast, where the first German settlers arrived in the 17th century, to the West Coast and in all the states in between.
Reform Jews, predominantly German, became Nashville's largest and most influential Jewish community in the first half of the 20th century; they enjoyed good relations with the Orthodox and Conservative congregations.
7 lis 2022 · Jewish Americans are American citizens who are Jewish, whether by religion, ethnicity, culture, or nationality. As of 2020, the core American Jewish population was estimated at 7.6 million people. This accounts for 2.4% of the total US population. Let’s look at the 15 Most Famous Jewish Americans Who Changed the World!
In addition to settling in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, groups of German-speaking Jews made their way to Cincinnati, Albany, Cleveland, Louisville, Minneapolis, St. Louis, New Orleans, San Francisco, and dozens of small towns across the United States.
Among nineteenth-century German Jewish immigrants to the United States, married women often made their own sources of incomes. However, high rates of poverty in large cities motivated women to create benevolent societies.
