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aug 22, 1654 - The Jewish arrival in New Amsterdam

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23 Sephardic Jews arrive as refugees from Brazil and settle in New Amsterdam, forming the nucleus of what will be the second largest urban Jewish community in history, that of New York City and of Congregation Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in North America

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aug 22, 1654
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~ 370 years ago