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 Student Organizer-Activity Three
Cities with the Largest Jewish Population in the Diaspora
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City
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Jewish population of the city
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Total population of city
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Percentage of Jews in the city
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New York, USA
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1,750,000
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Miami, USA
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535,000
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Los Angeles, USA
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490,000
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Paris, France
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350,000
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Philadelphia, USA
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254,000
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Chicago, USA
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248,000
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San Francisco, USA
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210,000
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Boston, USA
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208,000
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London, UK
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200,000
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Moscow, Russia
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200,000
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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180,000
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Toronto, Canada
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175,000
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Washington, DC, USA
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165,000
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Kiev, Ukraine
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110,000
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Montreal, Canada
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100,000
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St. Petersburg, Russia
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100,000
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Directions:
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Use http://www.population.com
or whatever resource you would like to find the population of each of the cities listed above.
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Calculate what percentage of the city's population is composed of people who identify themselves as Jewish.
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Once you have completed the mathematical portion of this exercise,
consider the following questions. Make sure you jot notes down for
the discussion.
- What similarities exist in these cities that make them attractive for large numbers of Jewish people? Think about geography, ideology, politics, etc.
- What types of services and centers exist in these cities that cater to the needs of Jews? For this question, pick one city and use the Internet to search for businesses, industries and community centers that target Jews. For example, are there Jewish neighborhoods?
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List 3-5 other questions your statistics raised.
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