Editing Postville, Iowa (section)

===Ethnic groups===
In 2017 about one quarter of Postville's population were recent immigrants from Latin America and Somalia; Greg Flakus of ''[[Voice of America]]'' stated that this was ethnically diverse compared to most Iowa towns, which are almost uniformly non-Hispanic white, even though "Postville is not all that diverse" compared to major American metropolitan areas.<ref name=Flakus>{{cite web|author=Flakus, Greg|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/small-iowa-town-celebrates-diversity/3884931.html|title=Small Iowa Town Celebrates Its Diversity |publisher=[[Voice of America]]|date=2017-06-02|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref> The earliest immigrants were from England, Germany, and Scandinavia.<ref name=Flakus/>

Orthodox Jews established Agriprocessors circa 1987; its founders came from New York City.<ref name=Flakus/> At its peak, there were about 100 Orthodox Jewish families in Postville. After the 2008 raid, the number declined, and in 2017 there were about 50.<ref name=Tapper>{{cite news|author=Tapper, Josh|url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/1.701107|title=Postville, Iowa's Jewish Community Bounces Back After Immigration Raid |newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|date=2016-02-03|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref> Postville has services for Jewish families typically seen in larger communities.<ref name=Flakus/> It also has a Jewish elementary school and a [[yeshiva]]. A Judaic library opened in 2005, but closed after the raid.<ref name=Tapper/>

The 2008 raid led to the arrests of Hispanics; the resulting lack of labor drew Somalis to Postville from Minnesota and Wisconsin to work in the area kosher factory.<ref name=Tapper/> ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'' said this caused a "cultural shift".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Michaels, Samantha|url=https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2017/08/a-federal-judge-put-hundreds-of-immigrants-behind-bars-while-her-husband-invested-in-private-prisons/|title=A Federal Judge Put Hundreds of Immigrants Behind Bars While Her Husband Invested in Private Prisons|magazine=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]|date=2017-08-24|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref>

''[[Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America]]'' discusses the arrival of the Orthodox Jews.