Tag: Jewish Population
The future of Israel’s haredi population: Is it growing or shrinking?
If there is any other contentious issue in Israel that does not deal with politics or the Palestinians, it is the internal demographic issue and concern by some that the haredi sector will grow to more...
Jewish population report in West Bank raises critical questions regarding two-state paradigm
According to a “West Bank Jewish Population Stats” report compiled by Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz,” former chairman of the National Union Party of Israel, the total number of Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank)...
Current World Jewish population still below pre-Holocaust figures
According to figures released Tuesday by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of Jews alive today is still lower than it was in 1939, prior to the Holocaust.
Prior to the murder of...
Pittsburgh’s Jewish Population On The Rise, Study Says
The first comprehensive study of Pittsburgh's Jewish community in 16 years indicates the city's Jewish population has increased and is more residentially diverse than it was in 2002.
The Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh analysis also...
New report highlights Bay Area’s dynamic Jewish population
When Ariella Jessel and Emily Geagan discovered Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland about three years ago, the synagogue warmly welcomed the Lesbian couple and their young children.
"That was probably one of the factors to...
Census: 6000 less Australian Jews
THE number of Jewish people in Australia has dropped by more than six per cent in the last five years, according to Census data released this week.
Statisticians have been left scratching their heads, and...