New York City’s Jewish Population Is Growing Again
NY Times
Along Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. In 2002, 33 percent of city respondents identified themselves as Orthodox Jewish; in 2011, 40 percent did.
After decades of decline, the Jewish population of New York City is growing again, increasing to nearly 1.1 million, fueled by the “explosive” growth of the Hasidic and other Orthodox communities, a new study has found. It is a trend that is challenging long-held notions about the group’s cultural identity and revealing widening gaps on politics, education, wealth and religious observance.
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