20 Facts About Jewish American

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Large-scale Jewish American immigration commenced in the 19th century, when, by mid-century, many German Jews had arrived, migrating to the United States in large numbers due to antisemitic laws and restrictions in their countries of birth.

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Americans of Jewish descent have been successful in many fields and aspects over the years.

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3.

Jewish American served as Majority Leader until 2014, when he resigned shortly after his loss in the Republican primary election for his House seat.

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4.

The founding of the modern State of Israel in 1948 and recognition thereof by the Jewish American government was an indication of both its intrinsic support and its response to learning the horrors of the Holocaust.

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5.

The American Jewish community was divided over whether or not they agreed with the Israeli response; the great majority came to accept the war as necessary.

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6.

Population of Americans of Jewish descent is demographically characterized by an aging population composition and low fertility rates significantly below generational replacement.

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7.

Several other major cities have large Jewish American communities, including Los Angeles, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Philadelphia.

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8.

Third of intermarried couples provide their children with a Jewish American upbringing, and doing so is more common among intermarried families raising their children in areas with high Jewish American populations.

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9.

Several commentators have observed that "many Jewish American Jews retain a feeling of ambivalence about whiteness".

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10.

Notable African-Jewish American Jews include Drake, Lenny Kravitz, Lisa Bonet, Sammy Davis Jr.

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11.

The earliest Hispanic Jewish American settlers were Sephardi Jews from Spain and Portugal.

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12.

Great majority of school-age Jewish American students attend public schools, although Jewish American day schools and yeshivas are to be found throughout the country.

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13.

In recent years, there has been a noticeable trend of secular Jewish American Jews returning to a more observant, in most cases, Orthodox, lifestyle.

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14.

Today, Jewish American Jews are a distinctive and influential group in the nation's politics.

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15.

Jewish American Jews have displayed a very strong interest in foreign affairs, especially regarding Germany in the 1930s, and Israel since 1945.

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16.

In considering the trade-off between the economy and environmental protection, Jewish American Jews were significantly more likely than other religious groups to favor stronger environmental protection.

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17.

Many aspects of Jewish American culture have, in turn, become part of the wider culture of the United States.

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18.

Many Jewish physicists, including J Robert Oppenheimer, were involved in the Manhattan Project, the secret World War II effort to develop the atomic bomb.

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19.

Oscar Brand, from a Canadian Jewish American family, has the longest running radio program "Oscar Brand's Folksong Festival" which has been on air consecutively since 1945 from New York City.

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20.

German Jewish bankers began to assume a major role in American finance in the 1830s when government and private borrowing to pay for canals, railroads and other internal improvements increased rapidly and significantly.

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