Strawberry Mansion: The Jewish Community of North Philadelphia (Images of America)

The development of business districts led to a more cohesive north and northwest Jewish community that allowed for satellite Jewish enclaves to flourish, complete with their own synagogues, bakeries, kosher meat markets, and hundreds of other shops that served the general population. In the s, new neighborhoods, such as Mount Airy and West Oak Lane, alleviated an acute housing shortage at a time when , Jews lived in north-central and northwest Philadelphia. Serving more than one hundred thousand Jewish residents at its height, Northeast Philadelphia consisted of ten distinctive neighborhoods, including Feltonville, Oxford Circle, Tacony, and Mayfair.

During the twentieth century, thousands of Jewish families were attracted to the area by the houses built along Roosevelt Boulevard for soldiers returning home from World War II. Today, the influx of strictly orthodox Jewish residents has given rise to a third generation of Jewish life in Northeast Philadelphia.

Helping one in four Jewish households in crisis and in need as well as thousands of others, JFCS plays a primary role in the Greater Philadelphia community. Established through the leadership of Rebecca Gratz, the foremost American Jewish female leader of her day, it was the nation's first Jewish orphanage and heralded a record of compassion, skill, and innovation in community services.

Today, JFCS reaches out to more than 41, individuals and families each year with a wide array of programs from adoption to senior services. Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia is the first illustrated history of this organization. With numerous historic photographs, including images from the th anniversary celebration in , this book touches on all aspects of the organization's history: Jewish South Jersey by Leonard F Vernon Book 2 editions published in in English and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Initial Jewish settlements in South Jersey emerged in the midth century and offered a safe haven for people to re-create strong families and practice religion freely, without fear of government-sponsored violence.

Looking for work, German Jews first migrated from their community in Philadelphia to Trenton, and then spread south to Wildwood. Although Jewish settlers were mainly known as merchants and shop owners, many towns also boast the development of the Jewish farmer.

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While agriculture would eventually be abandoned in favor of manufacturing, there were many extremely successful and historically significant Jewish farms that flourished in the south. Now, of course, people of the Hebrew faith are productive players in every walk of life. Jewish South Jersey touches on the many contributions made by Jewish people in the southern part of the Garden State. Philadelphia trolleys by Allen Meyers Book 3 editions published between and in English and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. Philadelphia railroads by Allen Meyers Book 2 editions published in in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.

Southern New Jersey synagogues: Attorney General opinion no. A law enforcement officer is prohibited by K. Hazard analysis critical control points: Project Page Feedback Known Problems. Some still stand, but all too often money is scarce to preserve their deteriorating architecture. The trolley lines that once criss-crossed the northern streets and linked the region with the rest of Philadelphia were shut down by SEPTA in Immense, abandoned factories sit idle; warehouses lie empty; and disused heavy rail lines scar the landscape.

The names of the old industrialists, such as Gratz, Poth, Uber, Bouvier, and Schmidt, still adorn many buildings and street signs in the area but are otherwise foreign to many modern-day residents. The program called for the demolition of thousands of condemned buildings and the construction of large-scale, medium-density public housing, with restoration efforts to be employed on salvageable houses. Many blocks of old rowhouses have been bulldozed and replaced with suburban-style tract houses. This program has radically changed some sections of North Philadelphia.

The lasting effects of the program remain to be seen. Allegheny West has advanced, mostly from the support of some of the last industries in North Philadelphia, such as Pep Boys , which is headquartered in the neighborhood. Several parts of North Philadelphia, especially those that border the Center City district, have recently been experiencing varying levels of gentrification. Once economically divested neighborhoods like Brewerytown , Francisville , Northern Liberties , Poplar , and West Kensington have seen large scale development break ground.

Other regions have seen virtually no change, save the rising housing values that have accompanied increased attention in urban markets. Many residents of communities in North Philadelphia have voiced resistance towards these gentrifying forces, viewing the sudden investment as an invasion that threatens the traditional character of the neighborhoods.

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Some poor and elderly residents have been pushed out of increasingly valued neighborhoods adjacent to the dynamic Center City housing market, as speculative buyers push outward from the city core. Many buildings are abandoned. According to the census , , people live among the ZIP codes of , , , , and North Philadelphia also has a high concentration of Black Muslims. Most of Philadelphia's crime pertains to the drug trade. In a Philadelphia Weekly article journalist Steve Volk states that anti-drug activists said that North Philadelphia has a lot of open air recreational drug dealing because the act is a tradition and because many areas have consistent poverty.

Many North Philadelphia neighborhoods are blighted, and abound in abandoned homes and vacant lots. Pep Boys is headquartered in North Philadelphia. Notably, Broad Street roughly bisects North Philadelphia north-south. Broad Street is a six-lane arterial street that is designated as Pennsylvania Route As of [update] Taiwanese airline China Airlines provides a private bus service to and from John F. This service stops in North Philadelphia.

The region is divided into several "clusters," which administer individual schools. By region, these clusters are:. The school moved to Old City in Center City in From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

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