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06.22.08, 06:12 AM General Topics
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Where should we live? We need a town/burb with a train line to NYC (up to 1.5 hours). Must be artsy/bookish, large stock of pre-war homes, and ideally have some jews, say up to 25% of the population. TIA. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.22.08, 06:12 AM Flag

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oh, wow. I had a great suggestion, but I think it's more like 28% Jews. Sorry. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.22.08, 06:16 AM Flag

LOL! You I like! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.22.08, 06:19 AM Flag

Why so snarky? Obviously that's not what I meant. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.22.08, 06:25 AM Flag

Huntington, LI [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.22.08, 06:22 AM Flag

maplewood/south orange, nj [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.22.08, 06:27 AM Flag

Larchmont, ny [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.22.08, 07:25 PM Flag

Not artsy at all. Big banker/professional community. Lots of Jews tho. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 05:24 PM Flag

does that frighten you ? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:30 PM Flag

OR: not frightening per se, I am a Jew, grew up in 'burbs, hated the competative spirit then and I'm not fond of it now.. somehow I associate that with striving Jews, but I admit to the possiblity of wrongness. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.25.08, 06:28 PM Flag

Mamaroneck - they have the Emelin Theatre for adults and children, a great library. Not sure of the exact % of jews, but I know the number is significant most likely 25%. Westchester Hebrew High School and the Westchester Jewish Center which has a nursery school are there. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 05:55 AM Flag

Maplewood or South Orange. Very,very artsy (HS just won a Grammy for its music dept.!)lots of writers, book clubs,etc. My daughter went to something like 15 bar/bat mitzvahs last year. And the commute is much faster: most rush hour trains are 35 minutes to Penn Station. (Tho' there is one each morning that is 29 minutes.) [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:48 AM Flag

I live in NYC, but I would definitely look there. I am a fan of old houses, and there are a lot in South Orange. I also like Katonah and Westport. They are different from one another, but fit many of your requirements. I love Princeton and there are older homes in Princeton, but it's pretty conservative there (there's a museum, but it's not really artsy). [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:55 AM Flag

Princeton, not artsy, but very bookish.... [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 05:51 PM Flag

Rhinebeck, Millbrook, Fishkill, Beacon...but don't know the percentage of Jews there, just the distance, hope this helps. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:24 PM Flag