The American Jewish Elderly in Transition


 

Publication Date: January 1986

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Ira Rosenwaike

Research Area: Population and demographics

Keywords: American Jews; Academic Research; Elderly

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Recently published figures report the elderly, as a proportion of the total American Jewish population, increased from 12 percent in 1970 to 15.5 percent by 1980. The total Jewish population increased very slightly in number; thus, the growth of the elderly during the decade was at least 29 percent.