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Shearith Israel is the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue

UPPER WEST SIDE, September 1654 ~ The first Jewish group arrived in New Amsterdam fleeing the Spanish Inquisition which had followed them to Recife in Dutch Brazil. They formed Shearith Israel, the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, America’s first Jewish congregation.
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NEW YORK CITY ~ The world’s biggest clothing retailer, a leader in fast fashion, has eleven stores in the City