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=== Ethnicity === {{multiple image |align = right |direction = vertical |image1 = Shiloh Baptist Church Cleveland Ohio.jpg |caption1 = Originally built in 1905 as the Jewish Temple B'nai Jeshurun, this building on Cleveland's East Side, today known as the [[Shiloh Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio)|Shiloh Baptist Church]], now serves an African American congregation. |image2 = Saint Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral (Cleveland, Ohio) - exterior photographed from A Christmas Story House property.jpg |caption2 = [[St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral]] in [[Tremont, Cleveland|Tremont]] }} In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Cleveland saw a massive influx of immigrants from Ireland, [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]], and the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]], [[German Empire|German]], [[Russian Empire|Russian]], and [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] empires, most of whom were attracted by manufacturing jobs.<ref name="immigration-migration" /> As a result, Cleveland and Cuyahoga County today have substantial communities of [[Irish Americans|Irish]] (especially in West Park), [[Italian Americans|Italians]] (especially in Little Italy), [[German Americans|Germans]], and several [[Central Europe|Central]]-Eastern European ethnicities, including [[Czech American|Czechs]], [[Hungarian Americans|Hungarians]], [[Lithuanian American|Lithuanians]], [[Polish Americans|Poles]], [[Romanian American|Romanians]], [[Russian Americans|Russians]], [[Rusyn Americans|Rusyns]], [[Slovak American|Slovaks]], [[Ukrainian American|Ukrainians]], and ex-[[Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] groups, such as [[Slovene Americans|Slovenes]], [[Croatian American|Croats]] and [[Serbian American|Serbs]].<ref name="immigration-migration" /> The presence of [[Hungarian Ohioans#Hungarians in Cleveland|Hungarians within Cleveland proper]] was, at one time, so great that the city boasted the highest concentration of Hungarians in the world outside of [[Budapest]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Hungarians |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/h/hungarians |access-date=July 8, 2019 |date=May 11, 2018 }}</ref> Cleveland has a long-established [[Jews and Judaism in Greater Cleveland|Jewish community]], historically centered on the East Side neighborhoods of Glenville and Kinsman, but now mostly concentrated in East Side suburbs such as Cleveland Heights and [[Beachwood, Ohio|Beachwood]], location of the [[Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Jews & Judaism |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/j/jews-judaism |access-date=July 2, 2019 |date=May 11, 2018 }}</ref> The availability of jobs attracted African Americans from the South. Between 1910 and 1970, the black population of Cleveland, largely concentrated on the city's East Side, increased significantly as a result of the First and [[Second Great Migration (African American)|Second Great Migrations]].<ref name="african-americans" /> Cleveland's Latino community consists primarily of [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Ricans]], as well as smaller numbers of immigrants from Mexico, [[Cuba]], the [[Dominican Republic]], [[South America|South]] and Central America, and Spain.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Hispanic Community |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/h/hispanic-community |access-date=July 2, 2019 |date=May 11, 2018 }}</ref> The city's Asian community, centered on historical Asiatown, consists of [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]], [[Korean Americans|Koreans]], [[Vietnamese Americans|Vietnamese]], and other groups.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Asiatown |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/a/asiatown |access-date=July 2, 2019 |date=May 11, 2018 }}</ref> Additionally, the city and the county have significant communities of [[Albanian Americans|Albanians]],<ref name="albanians">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Albanians |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/a/albanians |access-date=July 2, 2019 |date=May 11, 2018 }}</ref> [[Arab American|Arabs]] (especially [[Lebanese Americans|Lebanese]], [[Syrian Americans|Syrians]], and [[Palestinian Americans|Palestinians]]),<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Arab Americans |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/a/arab-americans |access-date=August 9, 2019 |date=May 11, 2018 }}</ref> [[Armenian Americans|Armenians]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Armenians |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/a/armenians |date=January 10, 2021 |access-date=June 7, 2023 }}</ref> [[French American|French]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=French |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/f/french |access-date=August 9, 2019 |date=May 11, 2018 }}</ref> [[Greek American|Greeks]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Greeks |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/g/greeks |access-date=August 9, 2019 |date=May 11, 2018 }}</ref> [[Iranian Americans|Iranians]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Vandenberge |first=Jordan |title=Iranian-Americans in Cleveland keeping close eye on rising tensions between US, Iran |publisher=WEWS-TV |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/iranian-americans-in-cleveland-keeping-close-eye-on-rising-tensions-between-us-iran |date=January 3, 2020 |access-date=June 21, 2020 }}</ref> [[Scottish Americans|Scots]],<ref name="immigration-migration" /> [[Turkish Americans|Turks]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Turks in Cleveland |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/t/turks-cleveland |date=October 2, 2019 |access-date=June 7, 2023 }}</ref> and [[West Indian American|West Indians]].<ref name="immigration-migration" /> A 2020 analysis found Cleveland to be the most ethnically and racially diverse major city in Ohio.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mosby |first=Chris |title=3 Ohio Cities Among Nation's Most Diverse: U.S. News |website=[[Patch (website)|Patch]] |url=https://patch.com/ohio/cleveland/3-ohio-cities-among-nation-s-most-diverse-u-s-news |date=January 23, 2020 |access-date=May 24, 2020 }}</ref>
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