Saturday, September 22

State of World Jewry in 5773

According to Makor Rishon newspaper, here is a brief look at the state of world Jewry a the start of this year:

Country (or Area) - Percentage of Jews in Jewish Education (includes conservative, reform, etc) - Percentage marrying "out"
(I do not know if marrying a convert through reform counts as marrying "out", nor if attending public school and a Jewish "Sunday school" counts as getting Jewish education.)

Canada - 50% Jewish education - 35% intermarriage
US - 25% Jewish education - 54% intermarriage
Mexico (always well-represented at the international Hidon Tanach) - 85% Jewish education- 10% intermarriage
Brazil - 71% Jewish education - 45% intermarriage
Australia - 65% Jewish education - 22% intermarriage
South Africa - 85% Jewish education - 20% intermarriage

England - 60% Jewish education - 43% intermarriage
Ukraine - 15% Jewish education - 80% intermarriage
France - 40% Jewish education - 43% intermarriage
Germany - 20% Jewish education - 60% intermarriage
remainder of EU - 10-25% Jewish education - 33- 75% intermarriage

and here, in Israel:
97% Jewish education, 5% intermarriage

and almost triple the number of Jews living here than in the year I was born

it ain't perfect, but it's SIGNIFICANTLY better than anywhere else in the world









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