The history of Jews in South Florida dates back to the early nineteenth century. Many of the Jews of South Florida are Ashkenazi (of Russian, Polish and Eastern European descent), and many Cubans, Brazilians, Latin Americans (Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile), Russia, France, Morocco, Syria, Bukharian, and Israel. There is a significant population of Sephardic and Mizrachi as well.
Currently, there are about 514,000 Jews living in Southeast Florida.
Video History of the Jews in southern Florida
Key West, Florida Riwayat Yahudi
The exact origin of the Key West Jewish Community is undated, but the Jews were first recorded in the city in the 1880s, when the community was organized by Joe Wolfson, Abraham Wolkowsky and Mendell Rippa. It is believed that most of the settlers fled from the persecution of Europe at the time. Some of the early settlers were stranded and decided to earn a living in the city. In 1887, the Congregation of B'nai Zion was founded in Key West, Fl. Morris Sion serves as its first president. The B'nai Zion Building was built in 1969, and embraces Conservative Judaism, although it has a Liberal view. In 1895, Key West Jews supported Cuban independence from Spain.
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West Palm Beach, Florida Jewish History
Jews first settled in the town of West Palm Beach in 1892.
Miami, Florida Jewish History
The first Jew permanently settled in the Miami area of ​​Florida in 1896. In 1907, the first bris took place in Miami-Dade County. That's for Eddie Cohen. In 1913, B'nai Sion, the first hearing in the Miami-Dade Territory, was founded. It was later renamed Beth David. In 1953, Abe Aronovitz became the first and only Jewish mayor in Miami.
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In 1910, Louis Brown was the first Jew to settle in Broward County. Miami Beach, Florida Jewish History Miami Beach, Florida Jewish History
The first Jewish families to settle in Miami Beach were Weiss, Joseph and Jennie and their sons, in 1913. They then opened Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant. The first hearing in Miami Beach was Beth Jacob, formed in 1927. The assembly built the first synagogue in 1929 (now the Jewish Museum of Florida.) In 1943, the first of 16 Jewish mayors in Miami Beach, Mitchell Wolfson, was elected to office.
More history
- In 1959, about 10,000 Cuban Jews sought refuge in South Florida.
- In 1995, the Jewish Museum of Florida opened.
- In 2004, Debbie Wasserman Schultz from Weston, Florida became the first Jewish woman from Florida to be elected to the US Congress.
- In 2012, Scott Israel was elected Sheriff of Broward County, making him the first Jewish elected Sheriff in Florida history.
Jewish religious observance in South Florida
There are nearly 189 synagogues and congregations built to serve more than 500,000 Jews in South Florida.
Orthodox Judaism
There are about 77 Orthodox synagogues and congregations in South Florida.
Conservative Judaism
There are about 60 conservative synagogues and congregations in South Florida. Leading synagogues include The Hebrew Hebrew.
Reform of Judaism
There are about 40 Reform synagogues and sessions in South Florida. Leading synagogues include the Chesed Ahavath Congregation and Temple Beth-El (Pensacola, Florida)
Reconstructionist Judaism
There are three synagogues and a reconstruction congregation that was established in South Florida: the Congregation of Kol Ami (Palm Beach County), Ramat Shalom (Broward District), and Temple Beth Or (Miami-Dade County).
Chabad in south Florida
Chabad and the Adult Education affiliated Jewish Spiritual Learning Institute are active in Florida.
Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens
Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens aims to unite the Jewish Community in the greater Palm Beach and Jupiter area and to serve the spiritual, educational and social needs of the community.
Chabad of Boca Raton
Chabad of Boca Raton is a Chabad house located in Boca Raton established in 1989, it was founded in 1999. In 1990 city officials allowed him to set up a menorah in Sanborn Square, a city park.
Significant South Floridian Communities and their Jewish population
- Broward County, Florida : about 234,000 Jews live throughout Broward County.
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida: 24,377 Jews live in Fort. Lauderdale.
- Pembroke Pines, Florida: about 19,988 Jews live in Pembroke Pines.
- Weston, Florida: about 18,000 Jews live in Weston.
- Plantation, Florida is approximately 11,275 Jews living in Plantations.
- Davie, Florida about 11,228 Jews live in Davie.
- Metropolitan Area of ​​South Palm Beach, Florida : about 122,000 Jews live in all South Palm Beach (Boca Raton and Delray Beach).
- Boca Raton, Florida: Around 64,660 Jews live in Boca Raton.
- Delray Beach, Florida: Around 57,340 Jews live in Delray Beach.
- West Palm Beach Metropolitan Area, Florida : Approximately 94,000 Jews live in West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County from Boynton Beach to Jupiter).
- The Metropolitan Area of ​​Miami, Florida : about 123,000 Jews live in Miami, an increase of 113,000 in 2004.
- Miami Beach, Florida: About 15,000 Jews live in Miami Beach.
- Aventura, Florida Tampa Bay Area, Florida About 60,000 Jews live in the Tampa Bay area.
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Key West, Florida
Famous South Floridian Jewish
- Col. Abraham C. Myers
- Former Florida Governor David Sholtz
- Former Miami Mayor Abe Aronovitz
- Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Representative of Ted Deutch
- Representative Lois Frankel
- Founder of Wometco Theater and Miami Beach's former mayor Mitchell Wolfson
- Former mayor of Miami Beach and 2018 governor candidate Philip Levine
- Television journalist Chuck Todd
See also
- American Jew
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Month of American Jewish Heritage
References
External links
- Jewish Museum of Florida
- Jewish South Florida
- Miami Jew
- The Jewish History of Florida
- Jews in Miami
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