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Gateshead [1] is the home to a sizable community of what are often called ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jews. The community is acclaimed for its higher educational institutions and is often referred to as the Oxbridge of Britain’s Jewish community. [2] [3] [4] Talmudic students from many countries travel to Gateshead to attend its yeshivas and kollels.
This is a list of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, including synagogues, yeshivot [nb 1] and Hebrew schools. For a list of buildings which were previously used as synagogues see List of former synagogues in the United Kingdom. England See also: History of the Jews in England Jews in the UK now number around 270,000, with over 260,000 of these in England, which contains the second ...
The global Jewish population is heavily concentrated in major urban centers. As of 2021, more than half (51.2%) of world Jewry resided in just ten metropolitan areas. Nearly all these key centers of Jewish settlement typically include national or regional capitals with high standards of living, advanced infrastructure supporting higher ...
In 2020, the Pew Research Center's Jewish Americans 2020 study estimated there were 5.8 million adult Jews in the United States and 1.8 million children of at least one Jewish parent being raised as Jewish in some way, for a total of 7.5 million Jews, 2.5% of the national population. [29]
While the Jewish population currently makes up an estimated 1.9 percent of the U.S. population, it is estimated to make up 1.4 percent of the population in 2050. Evidently, ...
The Jewish population emigrated to countries such as Poland which protected them by law. A small English community persisted in hiding despite the expulsion. Jews were not banned from Scotland, which was an independent kingdom until 1707; however, there is no record of a Jewish presence in Scotland before the 18th century.
The West Bank's Jewish-settler population rose by roughly 2.3% — over 12,000 people — last year, reaching 529,450, according to a report by WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com, based on official government figures. That was a slight dip from the 2.9% growth rate in 2023, but roughly double the 1.1% population growth rate inside Israel proper.
The Gateshead Talmudical College, founded in 1929, is one of the largest yeshiva for Jewish education in Europe. [1] [2] [3] The area has affectionately earned the nickname "Little Jerusalem" by locals. [4] The most recent chief rabbi, Shraga Feivel Zimmerman, served between 2008 and 2020. [5]