Talk:Willowbrook, Staten Island

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[edit] Orthodox Jewish Community in Willowbrook

I am changing the info to say that Willowbrook is the center of SI's Orthodox Jewish community, but it is not necessarily the center of SI's Jewish community. Heartland Village/New Springville, as well as Bay Terrace also have concentrations of Jews (quite probably more than in Willowbrook), although the Orthodox presence in those neighborhoods is smaller, and hence less visible (Bay Terrace has one Orthodox congregation, and Heartland Village/New Springville has three, and many more Israelis). Also, while there are non-Orthodox Jews who identify as Conservative/Reform (as well as non-affiliated) who DO live amongst the Orthodox in Willowbrook, the article erroneously states that there are Conservative and Refrom synagogues in the Willowbrook area. There are none, although there are several elsewhere on Staten Island, and the non-Orthodox Jews who reside in Willowbrook will typically drive to the synagogues which are located in the other areas of SI--an activity that is forbidden to Orthodox Jews who observe thh Jewish Sabbath and festivals on those days.