Data Bank Bulletin
The sixth issue of the Data Bank Bulletin (PDF) was made available in March, 2008. Older bulletins include August, 2008, March, 2007, Aug, 2006, Dec, 2005, and
June, 2005.
The U. S. Religious Landscape Survey
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life publication, "The U. S. Religious Landscape Survey," received considerable media attention in early 2008.
The summary of the study as well as a link to the complete report is available from the study page.
Denver/Boulder 2007
We are pleased to announce that the Metro Denver/Boulder 2007 study is now available.
Among key findings: The number of Jewish persons living in the seven-county Metro Denver/Boulder area increased 33% from the 1997 study estimate of 63,300 Jews. The number of Jewish households (one adult considers self Jewish) increased 48% from 1997-2007. Denver/Boulder is the fourth largest western USA Jewish community after Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and San Diego. 24% of Denver/Boulder Jewish households have moved to the community within the past ten years; newcomers are disproportionately younger adults. Learn more from the questionnaire, slide set,and report.
UJC Launches Study On "Impact Of Mobility"
The Research and Analysis Department of United Jewish Communities, in cooperation with private funding from the Mandell L. and Madeleine H.
Berman Foundation and Albert Ratner, and with operational support from the North American Jewish Data Bank, is launching a study on the impact of Jewish population mobility on the Jewish communal system. The study will analyze existing data to determine the impact of mobility on the federation system and the continental Jewish community.
Working with the highly respected National Opinion Research Center, affiliated with the University of Chicago, UJC will develop a practical guide for communities to use in confronting changes in philanthropy, volunteerism and affiliation that are linked to shifts in mobility. The study will also examine the impact of other demographic factors, such as age, and will use community focus groups to develop additional context and insights from the preliminary data findings.
For more details, see the complete story.
Data Bank Launches Summer Research Fellowships
Thanks to the generosity of Bill Berman, founder of the North American Jewish Data Bank, we are launching a sponsored program of summer research fellowships, which will offer a stipend of $1,800.
For further details, please see the research fellowship flyer.
Southern Maine 2007 Posted
We've just posted Southern Maine 2007 on our site. According to the study findings,
there are 8,350 Jewish persons living in 4,300 Jewish households in
Southern Maine (York and Cumberland Counties). Jewish households represent
2.2% of all Southern Maine households; Jewish persons represent 2.5% of
all people living in Southern Maine. Learn more from the questionnaire, slide sets, reports and data.
FAQ on American Jews
We've had over 1200 downloads of our new
FAQ's on American Jews: US Population estimates. Please feel free to check it out.
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