On 8/10/04 (12:33:42 PM MDT), in a posting to [email protected], Gerri Robbins ([email protected]) wrote, "There was and still is a large German community in upper Manhattan, specifically Washington Heights." As I recall, the Washington Heights neighborhood was German Jews and the Yorkville neighborhood was German Christians. I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. L'Shannah Tovah* & Happy 5765, Walter Greenspan * L'Shannah Tovah (li-SHAH-nuh TOH-vuh; li-shah-NAH toh-VAH) Hebrew. Lit. for a good year. A common greeting during Rosh ha Shannah and Days of Awe. It is an abbreviation of L'shannah tovah tikatev v'taihatem (May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year). This year, Rosh ha Shannah begins at sunset on Wednesday, September 15 on the civil calendar.