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The history of Jews in New Jersey started with the arrival of
Dutch and English traders and settlers in the late 1600s.[1][2] According to the Berman Jewish DataBank's 2019 survey, New Jersey is the state with the fourth highest total population of Jews at 545,450 and is also the state with the third highest percent of Jews at 6.1%. This means that New Jersey is home to 7.8% of the American Jewish population.[3]
^Deutch, Gabby (18 February 2022). "Inside New Jersey's Orthodox boomtown". Jewish Insider. JewishInsider. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^Friedenberg, Albert M. (1909). "The Jews of New Jersey from the Earliest Times to 1850". Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society (17): 33–43. ISSN 0146-5511. JSTOR 43057791. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^Sheskin, Ira M.; Dashefsky, Arnold (2019). "2019 United States Jewish Population". www.jewishdatabank.org. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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