Jewish population
Can You Guess The Top 10 Countries By Jewish Population?
We’ll give you a hint: Israel is #1.
Palestinian Population To Pass Jews by 2017 in Israel and Territories
The number of Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories will equal the number of Jews by the end of 2017, according to a report issued on Wednesday by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statics (PCBS.)
A 10-Year-Old's Take on Pew
Danielle Leshaw gave her 10-year-old son the Pew survey. Turns out, he believes that being Jewish is something you do — not just something you are.
Children of Intermarriage Less Involved in Organized Jewish Activities, Study Says
The Jewishly identified adult children of intermarried parents are less likely to participate in organized Jewish activities than their peers with two Jewish parents, according to a new study obtained by JTA.
Where Is the Good News in Pew Survey on #JewishAmerica?
EDITORIAL: Where is the good news in the Pew survey? Jewish identity and pride is being reimagined in extraordinary ways — but it’s also being diluted beyond recognition.
How I Broke 'Cycle of Assimilation' Away From Jewish Engagement
Raised by secular parents, Carla Naumburg might be expected to flee further from faith. She explains why she took the opposite path — and what it says about the Pew survey.
Jewish Donors See Bright Future in Spite (Or Because?) of Pew Findings
If you’re pouring millions of dollars into Jewish identity building, what do you do when a survey comes along showing that engagement is plummeting?
I'm No Pew Survey Poster Child
Sarah Seltzer is engaged in Jewish life, yet she isn’t religious and doesn’t feel a bond to Israel. So much for the binary thinking some see in the Pew survey of #JewishAmerica.
American Jewry Loses Middle as Orthodox and Unaffiliated Grow
The numbers in the Pew study tell a story familiar from other religions, Steven M. Cohen writes. The Orthodox and the unaffiliated are growing. The middle is shrinking.
Pew Findings Reject Bleak Narrative of Jewish Decline
The Pew Study tells us that the Jewish population is not in decline, Leonard Saxe says. But we need to think about ways to keep all these Jews in the fold.