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This 5 page paper takes a look at Russian immigration to Brooklyn's Brighton Beach that took place at the end of the twentieth century. The effect that the new immigrants have had on the region's older Russian Jews is the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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to the beach and enjoy the rides at Coney Island, this neighborhood has changed immensely in the past decade or so. It had always been a quiet Brooklyn area, dominated
by subsidized housing complexes to take care of its aging residents, but the influx of Russians has dominated the character and created friction between old time residents and new immigrants.
The Russians first entered the Brooklyn community in the 1970s (Barker A01). Prior to their arrival, Brighton Beach had a declining population mostly composed of Jewish senior citizens (A01).
These new entrants into America were unlike the Russian-Jewish immigrants who arrived earlier in the century (A01). The earlier group in fact spoke Yiddish and were insistent
on holding on to traditions (A01). The new immigrants have seemingly held on tight to their Russian roots, something evidenced by their consistent speaking of their native language in public
places (A01). That trend is somewhat disturbing to the residents who view them as antisocial. Other conflicts have erupted as the new immigrants have been described as notorious supermarket line
cutters and a people who seem to be greedy and alienated. They stick to themselves, despite the fact that the neighborhood had a relatively large population of people not unlike
themselves. Finally, the new immigrants seem to be more Russian than Jewish (Barker A01). It is interesting to note that the earlier influx of Russian Jews assimilated rather well,
learned English while retaining Yiddish, and were seen as one of many immigrant groups who entered the United States during the early part of the twentieth century. Many did flock
to cities and because the Statue of Liberty was their gateway to freedom, many ended up in Brooklyns apartment buildings. They worked hard, lived modestly and many became successful. Todays
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