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NYC poised to officially recognize Landing Day, when the first Jewish community arrived in 1654

(New York Jewish Week) — Three hundred and seventy years ago this week, a group of 23 Sephardic Jews arrived on the shores of New York — then called New Amsterdam — and created the first organized Jewish community in the city.

What a difference a few centuries make: Today, New York City is home to the largest Jewish population of any city in the world.

On Thursday, the City Council will vote on a resolution to honor both, turning Landing Day from an event marked by a few Jewish leaders into an official date on the city’s calendar. The resolution says it aims to “commemorate the arrival of the...

 

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