# Queens <table class="place-meta"> <tr><td>Local name(s)</td><td>Queens (English)</td></tr> <tr><td>Region (today)</td><td>New York City (Queens County), New York, USA</td></tr> <tr><td>Coordinates</td><td>40°44′N 73°48′W</td></tr> </table> ## Overview Queens is the largest of New York City's five boroughs by area and is coextensive with Queens County. It is among the most ethnically diverse places in the United States. Queens holds a large and varied Jewish population, historically concentrated in neighborhoods such as Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Rego Park (a center for Bukharian Jews), Jamaica Estates, and Far Rockaway, spanning Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox communities that grew rapidly as Jewish families moved out from Manhattan and Brooklyn through the 20th century. <small>Sources: Wikipedia — Queens; Wikipedia — History of the Jews in New York City.</small> ## People with events here | Person | Event | | --- | --- | | [[Murray Diamond (b.1923)]] | Born 11/15/1923 | | [[Myrna Joan Klein (b.1932)]] | Born 18 April 1932 | | [[Isaac Akerberg (b.1879)]] | Died 12/31/1944 | | [[Chaja Sura Szafran (d.1955)]] | Died 1955 | | [[Morris Goldfischer (b.1920)]] | Died 06/06/1973 | | [[Lenke Wieder (b.1901)]] | Died 05/28/1988 | | [[Chaim Yehoshua Biderman (d.1989)]] | Died 10/10/1989 | | [[Yaakov Goldfischer (b.1927)]] | Died 12/06/1991 | | [[Sara Hamerman (b.1943)]] | Died 05/30/2023 | | [[Sarah Hekmadi (b.2025)]] | Born 10/09/2025 | | [[Solomon Auerbach]] | Died | | [[Sonia Reyer]] | Died |