The reasons behind each wave, causes the becoming of a "model minority" and the ins and outs of Jewish immigration can be found here.
From The Peopling of NYC
SocialismThe Road to Everlasting Dreams
Arrival of Eastern European JewsArrival in the Big Apple: Lower East Side, N.Y.
Jewish Women in the United States
Suburbanization: Americanization with a hint of Jew
The Melting Process: Education
Those Who Were There to HelpSlowly but Surely: The Success Formula
The Road to Everlasting Dreams
Revitalization of Jewry in Post WWII World
Rise and Fall of the Jews-Blacks Alliance