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Metropolitan area Country Number % of Jews out of total population Tel Aviv Israel 3,891,000 94.8 New York City United States 2,109,300 10.8 Jerusalem Israel 992,800 72.3
Based on the results of the 2000-01 survey, the total Jewish population in the United States was estimated at 5.2 million, comprising 4.1 million adults and 1 million children. An additional 100,000 Jews in institutional settings were not sampled as part of NJPS but are included in the total. This total represents a decline from the 1990 NJPS ...
Jews played a prominent role, and were among the pioneers of Oakland in the 1850s. In the early years, the Oakland Hebrew Benevolent Society, founded in 1862, was the religious, social, and charitable center of the community. The first synagogue, the First Hebrew Congregation of Oakland, was founded in 1875.
May 12, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2016. ^ "Joseph Simon, Pioneer Jewish Lawyer, State Senator, and U.S. Senator from the State of Oregon – JMAW – Jewish Museum of the American West". Retrieved December 16, 2016. ^ Mosiman, Dean.
Ashkenazi Jews and Sephardi Jews: Paraguay: Latin American Peru: Inca Jews, Amazonian Jews: Peru, Latin America, B'nai Moshe: Latin American Philippines: Filipino Jews: Philippines: Asian Poland: Chronology of Jewish Polish history: Poland: Polish Portugal: Spanish and Portuguese Jews: Portugal: Iberian Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico, Latin America ...
By the early 13th century, the world Jewish population had fallen to 2 million from a peak at 8 million during the 1st century, and possibly half this number, with only 250,000 of the 2 million living in Christian lands. Many factors had devastated the Jewish population, including the Bar Kokhba revolt and the First Crusade. [citation needed]
In the United States and Canada today, the mainly secular United Jewish Communities (UJC), formerly known as the United Jewish Appeal (UJA), represents over 150 Jewish Federations and 400 independent communities across North America. Every major American city has its local "Jewish Federation", and many have sophisticated community centers and ...
The Jewish diaspora in the second Temple period (516 BCE – 70 CE) was created from various factors, including through the creation of political and war refugees, enslavement, deportation, overpopulation, indebtedness, military employment, and opportunities in business, commerce, and agriculture. [ 5 ]