Judaism By mhack Jan 1, 1655 Jews win the right to settle in New Amsterdam Established a Jewish community and organized Jewish community events Jan 1, 1664 New Amsterdam is conquered by English Jan 25, 1731 NYC first official school under Jewish auspices was established at Shearith Israel Feb 23, 1755 New York Jewry all-day school Jan 1, 1821 Shearith Israel became a day school for poor Jewish children Jan 1, 1855 Rabbi Isaac M. Wise calls meeting in Cleveland to organize American Jewry religious on a national scale Jul 28, 1914 Beginning of WW1 only one-quarter of school aged children received Jewish education in NYC May 14, 1948 Proclamation of the establishment of the State of Israel