Jewish population: NY SF DC LA Boston Atlanta Houston Dallas Miami Chicago Seattle Minneapolis Denver Detroit (compare, populations)

[nowincal11]

Originally Posted by Slyman11

I am Jewish so am inquiring about the amenities offered in each of these cities, once again I get around that just fine as I dont go to Philly and have already mentioned that LA was accidentally left off the poll.

I think the amenities are quite different though. Like in DC for example, it's very hard to find delis in the city, despite the large Jewish population. Same with finding good ones in San Francisco, despite the large Jewish population.

If you are young and single, Cleveland and Detroit are not nearly as good as Las Vegas and Phoenix, cities with similarly sized Jewish populations.

I have a few Jewish friends who opted to move to South Florida rather than New York City due to cost of living and the ability to live a similar young professional lifestyle in Miami with other Jews their age.

So it really depends what you are looking for.

[Slyman11]

Originally Posted by nowincal11

I think the amenities are quite different though. Like in DC for example, it's very hard to find delis in the city, despite the large Jewish population. Same with finding good ones in San Francisco, despite the large Jewish population.

If you are young and single, Cleveland and Detroit are not nearly as good as Las Vegas and Phoenix, cities with similarly sized Jewish populations.

I have a few Jewish friends who opted to move to South Florida rather than New York City due to cost of living and the ability to live a similar young professional lifestyle in Miami with other Jews their age.

So it really depends what you are looking for.

Not looking to move, just to see these areas/neighborhoods with Jewish presence in these cities.

Thanks for all the help though

[cope1989]

Originally Posted by brent6969

Jewish population per metropolitan area


Rank City Country Number
1 Tel Aviv[14] *Israel 3,214,800
2 New York[15] *United States 2,028,200 [52]
3 Haifa[14] *Israel 708,000
4 Jerusalem[14] *Israel 687,000
5 Los Angeles *United States 662,450 [53]
6 Southern Florida (Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano)[16][17][18] *United States 535,000
7 Be’er Sheva *Israel 369,900
8 Paris *France 350,000
9 Moscow *Russia 287,000
10 Philadelphia *United States 285,950 [54]
11 Baltimore/Washington, D.C. *United States 276,445 [55]
12 Chicago *United States 265,400 [56]
13 Boston *United States 261,100 [57]
14 Atlanta *United States 260,300
15 Bay Area (San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose) [19] *United States 228,000
16 Ashdod *Israel 220,000
16 Netanya *Israel 200,000
16 Buenos Aires *Argentina 197,000
17 London *United Kingdom 195,000
18 Toronto [20] *Canada 164,510
19 Nazareth - Jezreel Valley *Israel 160,000
20 Karmiel - Safed *Israel 155,000
21 Hadera *Israel 126,000
22 Ashqelon *Israel 125,000
23 Kiev *Ukraine 110,000
24 Saint Petersburg *Russia 100,000
26 San Diego [21] *United States 89,000
27 Montreal [22] *Canada 88,765
28 Cleveland-Akron-Canton [23][24][25] *United States 84,500
29 Denver-Boulder [26] *United States 83,900
30 Phoenix [27] *United States 82,900
31 Las Vegas [28] *United States 80,000
32 Beit Shemesh *Israel 80,000
33 Detroit *United States 78,000
34 Tiberias *Israel 75,000
34 Eilat *Israel 75,000
36 Marseille *France 70,000
37 Budapest *Hungary 64,000
38 Melbourne *Australia 60,000
38 São Paulo *Brazil 60,000
38 St. Louis [29] *United States 60,000
41 Dallas-Fort Worth [30] *United States 57,800
42 Safed *Israel 50,000
42 Nahariya *Israel 50,000
44 Houston [31] *United States 48,400
45 Ariel *Israel 45,000
45 Portland, Oregon *United States 45,000
45 Sydney *Australia 45,000
48 Pittsburgh [32] *United States 42,200
49 Minneapolis-Saint Paul [33] *United States 40,240
50 Greater Manchester *United Kingdom 40,000
51 Mexico City *Mexico 37,500
52 Seattle [34] *United States 37,200
53 Hula Valley *Israel 36,200
54 Johannesburg *South Africa 36,000
55 Hartford, Connecticut [35] *United States 34,500
56 Dimona *Israel 30,000
57 New Haven, Connecticut [36] *United States 29,700
58 Cincinnati [37] *United States 27,000
59 Berlin [38] *Germany 25,000
59 Tampa Bay (Tampa-Saint Petersburg, Florida) [39] *United States 25,000
60 Milwaukee [40] *United States 24,200
61 Tucson [41][42] *United States 22,900
62 Rochester, New York [15] *United States 22,500
63 Rio de Janeiro [43] *Brazil 22,000
63 Columbus, Ohio [44] *United States 22,000
63 Istanbul *Turkey 22,000
66 Lyon *France 20,000
67 Kansas City, (Kansas and Missouri) [45] *United States 19,000
67 Orlando, Florida [46] *United States 19,000
69 Buffalo, New York [15] *United States 18,500
70 Vancouver [47] *Canada 17,270
71 Austin, Texas [48] *United States 16,300
72 Tehran *Iran 15,000[citation needed]
72 Jacksonville, Florida [49] *United States 15,000
72 Antwerp [15] </ref> *Belgium 15,000
72 Nice *France 15,000
76 Providence, Rhode Island [50] *United States 14,200
77 Winnipeg [51] *Canada 12,760
78 San Antonio [52] *United States 12,740
79 Richmond, Virginia [53] *United States 12,500
80 New Orleans [54] *United States 12,000
81 Ottawa-Gatineau [55] *Canada 11,325
82 Munich [56] *Germany 11,000
83 Bruxelles *Belgium 10,000
83 Leeds *United Kingdom 10,000
83 Indianapolis [57] *United States 10,000
83 Hebron *Israel 10,000
83 Addis Ababa *Ethiopia 10,000
83 Auckland *New Zealand 10,000
84 Memphis, Tennessee [58] *United States 9,000
85 Louisville, Kentucky *United States 8,500
86 Nashville, Tennessee [59] *United States 8,000
87 Mitzpe Ramon *Israel 7,000
87 Vienna[60] *Austria 7,000
88 Calgary[61] *Canada 6,530
89 Omaha *United States 6,000
89 Zurich[62]] *Switzerland 6,000
90 Geneve *Switzerland 5,000
90 Aizawl *India 5,000
90 Bogota *Colombia 5,000
90 Casablanca *Morocco 5,000
90 Madrid *Spain 5,000
90 Mumbai *India 5,000
91 Edmonton[63] *Canada 3,980

260K in Metro Atlanta sounds like way too high of an estimate. The latest Jewish Federation study in 2006 placed Atlanta at about half that, 120K. It's probably higher than that now but not 260K

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by cope1989

260K in Metro Atlanta sounds like way too high of an estimate. The latest Jewish Federation study in 2006 placed Atlanta at about half that, 120K. It's probably higher than that now but not 260K

It's probably true. With Atlanta receiving such a large influx of New Yorkers and New Jersey people. The numbers make sense.

[cope1989]

Originally Posted by blkgiraffe

It's probably true. With Atlanta receiving such a large influx of New Yorkers and New Jersey people. The numbers make sense.

I'd love for the numbers to be that high, but how could the jewish population double in 5 years??? Unless the survey was a gross undercount

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by blkgiraffe

It's probably true. With Atlanta receiving such a large influx of New Yorkers and New Jersey people. The numbers make sense.

I would be very surprised if there were a large number of Jewish transplants to ATL honestly.

Based on what I can tell the only places I see large numbers moving from my area would be NYC/LA/S FL, and i dont see many moving in the first place

For that number of tranplants it would mean like one in ten Jews from NYC Metro moved to the ATL in 5 years, HIGHLY unlikely

[BajanYankee]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

I would be very surprised if there were a large number of Jewish transplants to ATL honestly.

Based on what I can tell the only places I see large numbers moving from my area would be NYC/LA/S FL

Tons of transplants. Emory is like the NYU of the South.

[cope1989]

Originally Posted by BajanYankee

Tons of transplants. Emory is like the NYU of the South.

There has been an incredible influx on jews into intown Atlanta and the north side. Outside of Miami, Atlanta definitely has the largest Jewish population in the South (and the largest population in the "true south") I think the population is significantly higher than 120,000- maybe about 150K, but we're not to 260 yet.

Jewish areas of Metro Atlanta

Buckhead- a lot of old line Atlanta Jewish families (driving Miss Daisy)

Intown- young jewish singles, probably not that devout

Sandy Springs/Dunwoody- probably the greatest concentration of Jews in Atlanta. Most are very wealthy and community oriented

North dekalb/Toco Hils- a lot of orthodox jews here

Alpharetta/North Fulton- lots of transplanted Jewish families from the NE and Midwest

East Cobb- similar to North Fulton

(most are on the Northside. Jews are lightly scattered in other areas of Metro Atlanta. The only area on the south side with a sizable Jewish community would probably be Peachtree City

[BajanYankee]

Originally Posted by cope1989

There has been an incredible influx on jews into intown Atlanta and the north side. Outside of Miami, Atlanta definitely has the largest Jewish population in the South (and the largest population in the "true south") I think the population is significantly higher than 120,000- maybe about 150K, but we're not to 260 yet.

Jewish areas of Metro Atlanta

Buckhead- a lot of old line Atlanta Jewish families (driving Miss Daisy)

Intown- young jewish singles, probably not that devout

Sandy Springs/Dunwoody- probably the greatest concentration of Jews in Atlanta. Most are very wealthy and community oriented

North dekalb/Toco Hils- a lot of orthodox jews here

Alpharetta/North Fulton- lots of transplanted Jewish families from the NE and Midwest

East Cobb- similar to North Fulton

(most are on the Northside. Jews are lightly scattered in other areas of Metro Atlanta. The only area on the south side with a sizable Jewish community would probably be Peachtree City

Atlanta also had a Jewish mayor way back when, so the large presence should not come as a great surprise. Midtown/Ansley Park also have pretty sizeable Jewish populations from what I remember.

[cope1989]

Originally Posted by BajanYankee

Atlanta also had a Jewish mayor way back when, so the large presence should not come as a great surprise. Midtown/Ansley Park also have pretty sizeable Jewish populations from what I remember.

His name was Sam Massell, he was mayor in the 1970s and is now head of the Buckhead Coalition, a community improvement organization. Interestingly, Sam Massell, Atlanta's first Jewish mayor, came right before Maynard Jackson, Atlanta's first black mayor.

There have been and still are a lot of prominent Jewish people who have guided Atlanta through the years. Think Sam Massell, Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank, Morris Rich (who founded Rich's, a southern department store bought out by Macys) and let's not forget Leo Frank