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The Use and Misuse of Distinctive Jewish Names in Research on Jewish Populations

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This paper is intended to set out some interesting empirical findings and to highlight some of the difficulties of applying the "Distinctive Jewish Name" (DJN) for Social Research on Jews in Britain. The study involved a variety of methods in order to reach a reliable estimate and map the number of Jews in Greater London in 1984.

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Kosmin, Barry, Waterman, Stanley The Use and Misuse of Distinctive Jewish Names in Research on Jewish Populations. Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 1985:  https://archive.jpr.org.uk/object-uk327