▁St uy ves ant ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁unw illing ▁to ▁accept ▁them ▁but ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁West ▁India ▁Company — its elf ▁pressed ▁by ▁Jewish ▁stock hold ers — to ▁let ▁them ▁remain . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁im posed ▁numerous ▁restrictions ▁and ▁tax es ▁on ▁his ▁Jewish ▁subjects . ▁Event ually , ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁Jews ▁left . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁British ▁took ▁the ▁col ony ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 4 , ▁the ▁only ▁Jewish ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁requ is ite ▁o ath ▁of ▁loyal ty ▁given ▁to ▁residents ▁was ▁As ser ▁Le vy . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁record ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁presence ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁until ▁ 1 6 8 0 ▁when ▁some ▁of ▁Le vy ' s ▁relatives ▁arrived ▁from ▁Amsterdam ▁shortly ▁before ▁he ▁died . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁syn agog ue , ▁the ▁Se ph ardi ▁Cong reg ation ▁She arith ▁Israel , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 2 , ▁but ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁its ▁own ▁building ▁until ▁ 1 7 3 0 . ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁syn agog ue ▁became ▁dominant ▁in ▁Jewish ▁life , ▁organ izing ▁social ▁services ▁and ▁mand ating ▁affili ation ▁for ▁all ▁New ▁York ▁Jews . ▁Even ▁though ▁by ▁ 1 7 2 0 ▁the ▁Ash ken az im ▁out number ed ▁Se ph ard im , ▁the ▁Se ph ardi ▁custom s ▁were ▁retained . ▁ ▁An ▁infl ux ▁of ▁German ▁and ▁Polish ▁Jews ▁followed ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars