Posts Tagged: Jewish population
On Eve of Rosh Hashanah, Israel Sees Largest Wave of New Immigrants in 20 Years, Jewish Population Reaches 7 Million
Israel has accepted almost 60,000 new immigrants over the past Jewish year, the highest number in 20 years mainly driven by an influx of Russians...
Jewish Population Worldwide Hits 14.8 Million Ahead of Rosh Hashanah
JNS.org - The global Jewish population hovers around 14.8 million ahead of Rosh Hashanah, which marks the start of the Jewish new year 5780, according...
Current World Jewish Population Still Below Pre-Holocaust Figures
JNS.org - According to figures released Tuesday by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of Jews alive today is still lower than it was...
Is San Francisco the Future of American Jewry?
JNS.org - A new population study on Jews in the United States paints a portrait of vibrancy and diversity, as well as disaffiliation and disaffection from Israel....
At 69, Israel’s Population Stands at 8.68 Million
JNS.org - Israel has approximately 8.68 million residents, the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday, ahead of the country’s 69th Independence Day next week. The number includes 6.48 million Jewish...
Young American Jews Becoming More Pro-Israel, Israeli Think Tank Reveals
Young Jews in the U.S. are becoming more pro-Israel and the growth is happening almost entirely within the Orthodox community, an Israeli think tank revealed on Sunday. The...
Global Jewish Population Approaches Pre-Holocaust Level
JNS.org - The current global Jewish population is about 14.2 million, according to new data from the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI). When combining that figure...
Columnist at Erdoğan Aligned Newspaper Calls for Taxing Jews to Pay for Rebuilding Gaza
A Turkish pundit writing for Yeni Akit, a major publication aligned with President Erdoğan, called for the country's Jews to be taxed to pay for...
Suspects Detained in Slaying of Prominent Jewish Couple in Istanbul
An Uzbek couple has been detained in the August 21st murder of prominent Jewish couple Jak Karako ( 77), and his wife, Georgia Karako (69) in...
‘Well Known’ Jewish Couple Found Stabbed to Death in Istanbul Apartment
A prominent Jewish couple were found stabbed to death in their home in Istanbul, Turkey on Friday, the country's Hurriyet Daily News reported. Police found the...
Jewish Owned Stores Burned to the Ground, Synagogue Firebombed in ‘Paris Intifada’ (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
For the second straight day on Sunday anti-Jewish rioters defied a protest ban in Paris to rampage in the predominantly Jewish suburb of Sarcelles in...
Are Jews the Most Incompetent ‘Ethnic Cleansers’ in the World?
It would be easy to dismiss an absurd comment left by a reader (beneath a recent CiF Watch post about bias at the Irish...
Israeli Census Report Predicts Lower Percentage of Jews Despite Population Growth
JNS.org - Although Israel's Jewish population will grow from 5.8 million to about 8.3 million by 2035, that number will be about 73 percent...
Palestinians Claim Arabs Will Outnumber Israeli Jews by 2020
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, whose population estimates have long been subject to accusations of exaggeration, on Tuesday projected that the Arab population in Israel,...
