Despite their initial sucess, Jewish people faced social isolation throughout the time of New Orleans. However, despite their banning from social settings and general isolation, Many Jews focused on putting their funds back into the community. Multiple wealthy New Orleans Jews have founded many important things in the city.
Felix Dreyfous created City Park, Isaac Delgado built what is now the New Orleans Museum of Art. Isidore Newman formed the New Orleans Stock Exchange and the Isidore Newman Manual Training School. Lucile Jacoby Blum was the one who founded the Louisiana Council of Music and the Performing Arts and the Louisiana State Arts Council. Edgar and Edith Stern created the Stern foundation which still funds multiple charities in the city
Since 1901, the New Orleans Times Picayune has awarded “the Loving Cup” to those how have made a large difference in the city of New Orleans. Jews have been award a decent number of these awards despite making up less than 2% of the city’s population.
The Jewish community has undoubtedly had a massive impact on the city, arguably multiple foundations and public spaces might not be there without the Jewish community to fund or build them. New Orleans would be a massively different city if it wasn’t for the minorities who’ve lived there.
City Park
New Orleans Museum of Art
Isidore Newman Manual Training School
Photos: https://www.neworleans.com/listing/new-orleans-city-park/10181/
https://noma.org/shop/flame-workshop-for-leaders-in-museum-education/
http://old-new-orleans.com/NO_Isidore_Newman.html