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Mapping shelters and prepping for war: State Archives publishes 1948 Jerusalem census files

As part of the census, Jerusalem was divided into 16 districts, each was subsequently divided into sectors, units, and house overseers.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
David Ben-Gurion mentioned in one of the census files unveiled by the State Archive on June 5, 2024.
The Jewish community in Bucharest, Romania.

'Designing New Pathways for Jewish Learners' - Jewish Education Project census - opinion

As Rabbi Waskow suggests, the Seder reminds us that the best learning happens when both leader and participant are teaching each other.

|ByDENA KLEIN
An Australian flag is seen hung in a tree burnt by bushfire on the property of farmer Jeff McCole in Buchan, Victoria, Australia

Australian Jewish community grows to nearly 100,000 - census

In the 2021 census, 7,668 Jews said they were born in North Africa and the Middle East, including Israel and Muslim countries such as Iran or Turkey.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Israeli President Isaac Herzog reviews the seventh census.

Israel’s seventh census launched

Israel’s Census Bureau will survey roughly 700,000 people – 7% of Israel’s population – on demographic-related questions, such as age and education level.

|ByBEN ZION GAD

Will NY Orthodox communities be undercounted due to shortened census?

In Borough Park, only 49.2% of residents filled out the census in 2010, the last year it was conducted, compared to 61.9% across New York City.

AUGUST 11, 2020
BySHIRA HANAU/JTA
A Boro Park Jewish Community Council volunteer helps an Orthodox woman learn about the census

Israel starts gearing up for 2021 population census

The census, carried out every decade, will start in earnest in April 2021.

JUNE 24, 2020
Lights are reflected in the Mediterranean Sea, as a view of Jaffa Port is seen at sunset, in Jaffa, Israel June 16, 2019. Picture taken June 16, 2019

Why the census in Canada showed a steep drop in the number of Jews

“Obviously the Jewish community didn’t shrink by more than half in the past five years."

NOVEMBER 3, 2017
ByJTA
The flags of Israel and Canada

Census intensifies concern in Cairo over soaring population

Egypt's population continues to boom - and it means an uncertain future for the country.

OCTOBER 1, 2017
People stand on a bridge overlooking the river Nile as many Egyptians walk on the streets with Egyptian flags in Cairo