The archive contains full-text of the American Jewish Year Book from 1899 to 2008. Each issue provides Jewish population statistics (ex: immigration, world Jewish population, and U.S. states and cities). Each issue also includes articles on the political & economic situation in countries and regions.
Trenton (1937), Passaic (1937), Buffalo (1938), Norwich and New London (1938), Pittsburgh (1938), Detroit (1935), Chicago (1930), Minneapolis (1936), San Francisco (1938).
Data on contemporary Jewry.
•American Jewish Population Project - Jewish population estimates and detailed demographic profiles of Jewish adults for the nation, states, metropolitan areas and counties. Information includes sex, age, educational attainment, and race/ethnicity.
Sec. 1: Population -> Religious Adherents
This database covers mostly 1970 to present and supersedes the U.S. government version, issued annually from 1878 to 2012 and available at:
http://www.census.gov/library/publications/time-series/statistical_abstracts.html
Access Note: If prompted to select an account, select Vanderbilt University.
See under Topics tab for data on individual & society (population, education, health, welfare, etc.), economy, environment & infrastructure, and government & local authorities.
Older statistics available in print from 1955/1956 to 2014 in the Annex, and 2001 to 2011 in Central Media Collection, CD-ROM 271
The archive contains full-text of the American Jewish Year Book from 1899 to 2008. Each issue provides Jewish population statistics (ex: immigration, world Jewish population, and U.S. states and cities). Each issue also includes articles on the political & economic situation in countries and regions.
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