Does the Jewish vote still matter?

By Raphael J. Sonenshein
Published on November 14, 2012

Does the Jewish vote still matter and if so, how? Exit polls indicate that 70 percent of Jews voted for President Obama, compared to roughly 39 percent of white voters overall. However, with California and New York, which have large Jewish populations, guaranteed to go Democratic, the Jewish vote may have mattered only in Florida.

Dog bites man: American Jews vote (overwhelmingly) Democratic, says new study

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on July 11, 2012

Will your great-grandchildren be Jewish?

By Pini Herman
Published on June 27, 2012

The just-released Jewish Community Study of New York: 2011 clearly shows that the Jewish population decline in New York has been stemmed by large numbers of babies born to Orthodox families in America. The heroic fertility and educational efforts of Orthodox Jews — sometimes to the point of actual impoverishment — is legendary. Ironically, it is historically the Conservative and Reform Jewish movements that have unintentionally benefited from this Orthodox Jewish investment.

Fewer in the Pews: Implications for American Liberalism

By Steven Windmueller
Published on March 18, 2012

Yo, L.A. Times: You forgot to mention most academy voters are part of a minority group

By Danielle Berrin
Published on February 21, 2012

One Serious Problem Gone

By David A. Lehrer
Published on February 1, 2012

On Israel’s demographic time bomb

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 15, 2011

Double the amount of Jews found in Portland, Ore.

Published on June 20, 2011

Twice as many Jews are living in Portland, Ore., than was previously believed, according to a demographic study. The newly released study commissioned by the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland reports 47,500 Jews living in the region, making Portland among the top 30 U.S. cities in Jewish populations.

Wilshire Boulevard Gambles on Future

By Gaby Wenig
Published on November 11, 2004

On any given day, Wilshire Boulevard Temple's Audrey and Sydney Irmas Campus in West Los Angeles is a hub of activity. Built seven years ago for $30 million, the campus attracted new members like a magnet. They came flocking to enroll their children in day school or religious school or attend the many other activities the campus offered.

Now it wants to repeat its success in a part of town that is far less congruous with Jewish life than the Westside: Koreatown. The temple is planning on spending $30 million to revamp its Wilshire Boulevard property and to turn it into a major Mid-City Jewish destination.

Prediction Misses

By Raphael J. Sonenshein
Published on November 11, 2004

Once again, despite predictions to the contrary, Jewish voters stuck with the Democrats. By a 3-1 margin, Jews backed Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) against President Bush.

American Jewry By Numbers

By Joe Berkofsky
Published on September 11, 2003

The National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) 2000-01, dubbed "Strength, Challenge and Diversity," offers key findings on demographics, intermarriage, Jewish "connections" -- that is, communal behavioral trends -- and such "special" topics as the elderly, immigration and poverty.

Standing by the Data

By Pini Herman
Published on September 14, 2000

Demography is often not an easily understood topic.

Setting the Record Straight

By Anthony Gordon
Published on September 7, 2000

The following outlines some of the fundamental flaws in the L.A. Jewish Population Survey of 1997 not reported by other respondents.

Growing or Shrinking?

By Julie G Fax
Published on July 6, 2000

Los Angeles demographics far from clear