A report was made to Congress today that “it has been found that approximately five percent of the total population” of the national capital area is Jewish.
Rep. James G. Fulton, Pennsylvania Republican, reported that a study by the Department of Research and Church Planning, Council of Churches, revealed that in this area of slightly over 2, 000, 000 general population “the Jewish membership estimate will range from 85, 000 to 100, 000” A total of 26 synagogues and Jewish temples were reported in the area.
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