The number of Jews in New York City is more than two million, according to a survey made by Dr. Julius B. Maller of Columbia University, under the auspices of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Dr. Maller determined the Jewish population by using data concerning the Jewish school child population, which were then checked against first-hand information.
The results of the research show that in 1932 the number of Jews in the five Boroughs of New York was 2,001,104, or 27.7% of the total population of the city. The proportion of Jewish pupils in the Elementary schools of the city is 33.1%, in the Junior and Senior high schools 43.3%, and in all public schools combined 35.0%.
Dr. Maller made a special study of the 1930 Federal Census for 15 neighborhoods in the city in which the population is predominantly Jewish. About one-fourth of a million Jews live in these 15 areas. The following interesting comparisons were revealed in this study:
46% of the Jews are foreign born, while in the total population of New York 33% are foreign born.
In the Jewish areas the birth rate (per 1,000) was 16.5 while in the total population the birth rate was 17.5.
The rate of infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) was 42 in the Jewish areas and 57 in the total population.
The death rate (per 1,000) in the Jewish areas was 8.5, while in the total population the death rate was 10.4.
The death rate in the Jewish areas
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