It's not "comfort". I need the accouterments of my religion in my area. I have to have synagogues I can walk to, because you are not allowed to drive on the Sabbath or holidays. I need kosher grocery stores, Jewish bookstores, etc. It's nice to have stores which specialize in modest clothing in the neighborhood, too. I could not lead an observant Jewish lifestyle somewhere in the boonies in a town consisting of two roads which cross one another.
Why should we be forced from our neighborhood, where we've lived for years, to make way for a bunch of illegal Chinese GARBAGE? It's now a constant drumbeat of worry to me, how long will this remain a Jewish neighborhood (of which there are very few) and what can I do if it ceases to exist? I certainly would be miserable in a sea of unassimilated Chinese, speaking a language I don't understand and practicing customs such as I described in my first post which I and most other people I know find loathsome.
This is what happens in big cities. Neighborhoods turn over. Whether it's Chinese or other nationalities. I grew up in the Newtown section of Elmhurst...solid German and Irish with a sprinkling of Italians. It's not like that anymore. Spent 30 years in Woodside, but that changed too.
I could not lead an observant Jewish lifestyle somewhere in the boonies in a town consisting of two roads which cross one another.
You definitly couldn't with that attitude, but the neighborhood you remember is gone and it's not coming back. Perhaps if you talk with others who have contacts outside you'll find someplace that will suit your needs. People left the lower East side, Harlem, even now they're leaving Brooklyn. These folks didn't just evaporate. Maybe New City or places in the surround will meet your needs. Whatever neighborhood you live in has already become an island....and it will continue to shrink.
Good Luck
Speaking of Jewish communities-——I remember when this happened——almost overnight———dreadful.
https://www.amazon.com/Death-American-Jewish-Community-Intentions/dp/0029138663
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