American Jews
American Jews, or Jewish Americans, are Americans who are Jews, whether by religion or ethnicity.
| File:Jewish population in the USA and Canada.png Canadian and American Jews as percentage of population by state/province | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,150,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New York metropolitan area, Greater Los Angeles, Baltimore-Washington, Chicagoland, Cleveland, Miami, Philadelphia area, San Francisco Bay Area, Atlanta Area, Greater Boston, Saint Louis Area | |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 7,600,000[2] |
 Israel | 300,000[3] |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Judaism (35% Reform, 18% Conservative, 10% Orthodox, 6% others, 30% Non-denomination), irreligious, atheists, etc.[4] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Israeli Americans | |
American Jews Media
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Eastern European Jewish immigrants arriving in New York
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David Levy Yulee. Library of Congress description: "Hon. David Levy Yulee of Florida"
- Winston Churchill and Bernard Baruch talk in car in front of Baruch's home, 14 April 1961.jpg
Winston Churchill and Bernard Baruch converse in the back seat of a car in front of Baruch's home.
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Jewish Americans by state according to the American Jewish Yearbook, 2020 and the US Census Bureau
The New York City metropolitan area is home to by far the largest Jewish American population.
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- Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI.jpg
Touro Synagogue (built in 1759), in Newport, Rhode Island, has the oldest still existing synagogue building in the United States.
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Birkat Hachama of Conservative Jews, Encino, Los Angeles
- US Navy 091211-N-6003P-067 Lt. Zac Stang, operations administrator and Jewish lay leader of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).jpg
US serviceman lighting a Menorah in observance of the first day of Hanukkah
Map of Jewish senators as of 2025. Blue indicates there is currently at least one Jewish senator from that state. Gray indicates no Jewish senators from that state.
References
- ↑ Sheskin, Dashefsky, Ira, Arnold (December 22, 2021). American Jewish Year Book 2020 The Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities Since 1899. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 9783030787059.
- ↑ Forman, Ethan. New Brandeis study estimates 7.6 million Jews living in U.S.. Jewish Journal. https://jewishjournal.org/2021/04/22/new-brandeis-study-estimates-7-6-million-jews-living-in-u-s/. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Harpaz, Yossi; Herzog, Ben (June 2018). "REPORT ON CITIZENSHIP LAW: ISRAEL" (PDF). Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies: 10. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
The number of U.S. dual citizens in Israel has been estimated at close to 300,000, while the number of French dual citizens is about 100,000.
- ↑ Israel versus the Jews. 7 July 2017. https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21724880-israeli-government-opens-rift-american-jews-over-prayer-rights-israel. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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