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Sacramento's mayor is Jewish, and I notice it's jewish culture/population is growing. Sacramento's mayor is a SF transplant, but he and his family have been in Sacramento I think near 20 years now, he is the ex Speaker of the House of the California Legislature.
Among major metropolitan areas in the West, I presume Phoenix has the most prominent Jewish-American culture after Los Angeles and San Francisco. There are many, many Jewish-American transplants from California, Florida, New Jersey and New York in the East Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area, especially in Paradise Valley and Scottsdale. In fact, I would estimate that at least 1/4 of the people I knew while living in Scottsdale were Jewish.
When I relocated from Boca Raton, FL to Scottsdale, AZ, my final manager in Boca Raton, who was a Jewish-American woman from Long Island, had placed me in contact with several of her cousins, all of whom were raised in Scottsdale after my former manager's aunt and uncle settled there many, many years ago. Since both Boca Raton and Scottsdale are resort-style Sun Belt communities with sizeable Jewish populations and pull residents from the same regions (e.g., California, New Jersey, New York, etc.), there are a lot of people in Scottsdale with ties to Boca Raton and vice versa.
Since I relocated to Scottsdale from Boca Raton, I was accustomed to living among a sizeable Jewish population. However, many of my colleagues and friends from Idaho, Oregon and Utah had never previously been acquainted with a Jewish person prior to moving to the Phoenix metropolitan area.
In 2019, the Las Vegas metropolitan area is too non-white to have the most prominent Jewish culture among the metropolitan options provided.
Among major metropolitan areas in the West, I presume Phoenix has the most prominent Jewish-American culture after Los Angeles and San Francisco. There are many, many Jewish-American transplants from California, Florida, New Jersey and New York in the East Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area, especially in Paradise Valley and Scottsdale. In fact, I would estimate that at least 1/4 of the people I knew while living in Scottsdale were Jewish.
When I relocated from Boca Raton, FL to Scottsdale, AZ, my final manager in Boca Raton, who was a Jewish-American woman from Long Island, had placed me in contact with several of her cousins, all of whom were raised in Scottsdale after my former manager's aunt and uncle settled there many, many years ago. Since both Boca Raton and Scottsdale are resort-style Sun Belt communities with sizeable Jewish populations and pull residents from the same regions (e.g., California, New Jersey, New York, etc.), there are a lot of people in Scottsdale with ties to Boca Raton and vice versa.
Since I relocated to Scottsdale from Boca Raton, I was accustomed to living among a sizeable Jewish population. However, many of my colleagues and friends from Idaho, Oregon and Utah had never previously been acquainted with a Jewish person prior to moving to the Phoenix metropolitan area.
In 2019, the Las Vegas metropolitan area is too non-white to have the most prominent Jewish culture among the metropolitan options provided.
Yeah, I agree that Phoenix is a top contender for sure.
Historically probably Denver. Since they have a strong Jewish population dating back to pre ww2. However Las Vegas and Phoenix have a ton of NY/NJ transplants, many of whom are Jewish.
Great topic. And I am certainly not trying to commandeer it or change its direction, but (since this one hardly would be worth a thread of its own) I ask: which midwestern metro outside of Chicago has the strongest Jewish culture?
And, perhaps: outside of Miami, what southern city has the same?
And, perhaps: outside of Miami, what southern city has the same?
Atlanta would certainly be a contender. Emory University is well known for its substantial Jewish enrollment, and the surrounding neighborhoods have a lot of Jewish infrastructure that dates back for decades.
Denver has my vote for the Western US - it is a bit less transient than Phoenix or Las Vegas, with Jewish residents who are likely to remain in the area throughout their lives rather than just for retirement. But it's not an easy choice.
Portland has a sizable and strong Jewish community of over 40,000 which grew quite a bit in the 90's and 00's thanks to Russian emigres.
I'm not Jewish but I knew lots of Jews growing up and dated a Jewish girl in HS.
Portland has also had five Jewish Mayors that I am aware of.
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