▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁Reform ▁and ▁Conserv ative ▁Jewish ▁life ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁largest ▁Reform ▁syn agog ue ▁on ▁Long ▁Island ▁( Tem ple ▁Israel ). ▁Many ▁not ew orth y ▁residents ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Lawrence ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁it ▁saw ▁a ▁large ▁migration ▁of ▁Modern ▁Orth odox ▁Jews . ▁The ▁Orth odox ▁Jewish ▁communities ▁are ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁H ared i ▁nearby ▁center ▁of ▁Far ▁Rock away ▁which ▁has ▁more ▁yes h ivas ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁and ▁younger ▁members ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁k os her ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁commun al ▁organizations . ▁Central ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Lawrence ▁( and ▁its ▁continu ation ▁in ▁C ed ar h urst ) ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁and ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁k os her ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁other ▁business ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁community . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁ 4 . 7   square ▁miles ▁( 1 2 . 1   km 2 ), ▁of ▁which , ▁ 3 . 8   square ▁miles ▁( 1 0 . 0   km 2 ) ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ 0 . 8   square ▁miles ▁( 2 . 2   km 2 ) ▁of ▁it ▁(