Oxford Circle: The Jewish Community of Northeast Philadelphia

Oxford Circle: The Jewish Community of Northeast Philadelphia
ISBN-10
1439632006
ISBN-13
9781439632000
Category
Social Science
Pages
128
Language
English
Published
2004-10-27
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Author
Allen Meyers

Description

The Jewish community of Northeast Philadelphia was created by the relocation of secondgeneration eastern European Jews from the neighborhoods of Strawberry Mansion and South, North, and West 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. Welsh Road catered to younger families, and wealthier families resided along Bustleton Avenue and Fox Chase and Verree Roads. Today, the influx of strictly orthodox Jewish residents has given rise to a third generation of Jewish life in Northeast Philadelphia.

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