The Demography of Jewish Americans


 

Publication Date: January 1982

Publisher: Transaction Publishers

Author(s): Calvin Goldscheider

Research Area: Population and demographics

Keywords: American Jews; Demography; Academic research

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This chapter reviews and summarizes what is generally known about the demography of Jewish Americans, with a particular attention to the limitations of available research. A concluding section focuses on a series of research suggestions and priorities that emerge from the critical review of what is known about the demography of the American Jewish community.