About the 4105 Community
We are
casually known as the "4105 Jewish community" after the apartment
building at 4105 Spruce St., the historical center
of our community in University City. In the past few years, we have seen
extensive growth in the diversity and vibrance of our community. Today, we
boast a membership of over 100 (mostly) 20-somethings. While the community is
mostly made up of "singles," about 30% of our membership are married
couples, including several with young children.
The
"University" in University City includes several institutions,
including the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University (main campus), the
University of the Sciences at Philadelphia. All are within walking
distance of the community. There also are some Temple University and
Drexel Medical students who live here, but they have a bit more of a
commute.
A small but
vocal minority of us are not students and are actually gainfully employed!
We are just a short train ride (or a very decent walk) away from Center
City and downtown Philadelphia, home to many businesses, government centers,
etc. The cost of living here is quite affordable, making our community a
very viable option for the non-Upper West Side yuppie in all of us.
Our goal in
creating these pages is to provide resources and links that will help residents
and visitors make the most of what we have to offer. Instead of hiring a town
crier to announce news and events, we run a community listserv on YahooGroups.
The listserv is called 4105Jews and is open to community members. To join,
please send a blank email 4105jews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
The
undergraduate Orthodox community at Penn maintains its own website, an
important repository for announcements, minyan times, and photos. They also run
the upenn.hillel newsgroup, accessible through Penn's news.upenn.edu server,
but not to those without a Penn account. It can be a bit chaotic, but there are
enough students who read it regularly that important news posted to it gets
passed around quickly.
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