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Demographic Trends Among the Jews in the Three Slavic Republics of the Former USSR: A Comparative Analysis
Author(s): Tolts, Mark
Editor(s): Schmelz, U O; DellaPergola, Sergio; Even, Judith
Date: 1997
Topics: Main Topic: Demography and Migration, Demography
Abstract: This article presents voluminous demographic information on the Jews in the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belorussia which was collected by Soviet population censuses and vital statistics: detailed structure by age and sex in 1959, 1970, 1979 and 1989 (Tables 1A – 3A on pp. 171-173), and annual numbers of births and deaths for the period since 1958 (Tables 4A – 5A on pp. 174-175).
The Use and Misuse of Distinctive Jewish Names in Research on Jewish Populations
Author(s): Kosmin, Barry; Waterman, Stanley
Date: 1985
Topics: Demography, Surveys, Methodology
Abstract: 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.
The Geographic Expansion of Jewish Communities and Its Implication for Social Cohension and Community Organization
Author(s): Waterman, Stanley
Editor(s): DellaPergola, Sergio; Cohen, L.
Date: 1992
Topics: Jewish Neighbourhoods, Cities and Suburbs, Demography, Jewish Community, Main Topic: Demography and Migration, Residential Patterns
Abstract: .This paper describes the process of mapping Jewish residential concentrations. The authors were able to narrow down this process to individual streets. The major questions in play is: what do these maps of Jews as a proportion of the total population tell us about Jewish residential concentration and segregation within the general population? The subsequent analysis of the 1981 Census data was carried out for the Jewish concentrations in London's northwestern Borough of Barnet.
Lithuanian Jewry 1993: A Demographic and Sociocultural Profile
Author(s): Goldstein, Alice
Date: 1997
Topics: Demography, Main Topic: Demography and Migration