CHATHAM- How diverse if at all... Jewish? (West Orange, Orange: high school, living)

[jtl2219]

My question is direct and to the point. I am looking to move to NJ and am interested in Chatham. I like Chatham and my wife likes Summit. She wants diversity and more specific Jewish families. Our family is a mixed religious family. I was raised Catholic and she was raised Jewish.

Are there any Jewish families in Chatham NJ ???????
If so, how many?

Obviously these questions could only be answered by someone who lives there or someone who knows someone who lives there and even then not everybody reveals their beliefs.
An Inquiring mind wants to know...

[lastinshow]

Originally Posted by jtl2219

My question is direct and to the point. I am looking to move to NJ and am interested in Chatham. I like Chatham and my wife likes Summit. She wants diversity and more specific Jewish families. Our family is a mixed religious family. I was raised Catholic and she was raised Jewish.

Are there any Jewish families in Chatham NJ ???????
If so, how many?

Obviously these questions could only be answered by someone who lives there or someone who knows someone who lives there and even then not everybody reveals their beliefs.
An Inquiring mind wants to know...

Both towns should be comfortable for either one of you, they have services (synogogues, churches, schools etc) for both Catholic and Jewish families and there are a fair number of interfaith families so you should be able to find a happy medium. The whole area actually - Livingston, West Orange and over to Maplewood, West Caldwell, and west to Randolph had a pretty large and varied Jewish community and the large Italian population of NJ is Catholic so you should be able to find whatever you need to fit your budget and religious needs.

[EEEPNJ]

Here is one old post: //www.city-data.com/forum/new-j...n-chatham.html

I'll see what else I can fish up. I don't know of a "large" Jewish Community in Chatham.

[EEEPNJ]

I found this for Chatham:

[LEFT]RELIGION[/LEFT]
Percent Religious 56.90% 50.03% Catholic 38.07% 21.92% Protestant 8.23% 19.12% LDS 0.27% 1.57% Other Christian 2.73% 4.66% Jewish 7.12% 2.16% Eastern 0.01% 0.05% Islam 0.46% 0.54%
This for Summit:

[LEFT]RELIGION[/LEFT]
[LEFT]Percent Religious[/LEFT]
65.47% 50.03% [LEFT]Catholic[/LEFT]
48.19% 21.92% [LEFT]Protestant[/LEFT]
8.69% 19.12% [LEFT]LDS[/LEFT]
0.41% 1.57% [LEFT]Other Christian[/LEFT]
2.02% 4.66% [LEFT]Jewish[/LEFT]
5.76% 2.16% [LEFT]Eastern[/LEFT]
0.01% 0.05% [LEFT]Islam[/LEFT]
0.39% 0.54%

This is some surrounding areas:

Short Hills

Percent Religious 56.95% 50.03% Catholic 35.29% 21.92% Protestant 6.52% 19.12% LDS 0.10% 1.57% Other Christian 2.67% 4.66% Jewish 9.60% 2.16% Eastern 0.02% 0.05% Islam 2.74% 0.54%
Madison:

Percent Religious 56.90% 50.03% Catholic 38.07% 21.92% Protestant 8.23% 19.12% LDS 0.27% 1.57% Other Christian 2.73% 4.66% Jewish 7.12% 2.16% Eastern 0.01% 0.05% Islam 0.46% 0.54%

New Providence:

[LEFT]RELIGION[/LEFT]
[LEFT]Percent Religious[/LEFT]
65.47% 50.03% [LEFT]Catholic[/LEFT]
48.19% 21.92% [LEFT]Protestant[/LEFT]
8.69% 19.12% [LEFT]LDS[/LEFT]
0.41% 1.57% [LEFT]Other Christian[/LEFT]
2.02% 4.66% [LEFT]Jewish[/LEFT]
5.76% 2.16% [LEFT]Eastern[/LEFT]
0.01% 0.05% [LEFT]Islam[/LEFT]
0.39% 0.54%

Berkley Height:

[LEFT]RELIGION[/LEFT]
[LEFT]Percent Religious[/LEFT]
65.47% 50.03% [LEFT]Catholic[/LEFT]
48.19% 21.92% [LEFT]Protestant[/LEFT]
8.69% 19.12% [LEFT]LDS[/LEFT]
0.41% 1.57% [LEFT]Other Christian[/LEFT]
2.02% 4.66% [LEFT]Jewish[/LEFT]
5.76% 2.16% [LEFT]Eastern[/LEFT]
0.01% 0.05% [LEFT]Islam[/LEFT]
0.39% 0.54%

[Obrero]

Originally Posted by jtl2219

My question is direct and to the point. I am looking to move to NJ and am interested in Chatham. I like Chatham and my wife likes Summit. She wants diversity and more specific Jewish families. Our family is a mixed religious family. I was raised Catholic and she was raised Jewish.

Are there any Jewish families in Chatham NJ ???????
If so, how many?

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There are three Jewish families in Chatham.

[cyntmac]

Lol.

[ira]

Originally Posted by UKOK

There are three Jewish families in Chatham.

LMAO - reps for you

[MoorestownResident]

Originally Posted by UKOK

There are three Jewish families in Chatham.

Good job. I was going to guess 8.

[camaro69]

Well there is a new temple in Chatham, on the border of Summit.

[joy_eq]

Originally Posted by MoorestownResident

Good job. I was going to guess 8.

This is funny. Chatham is hardly diverse.

This thread reminded me of the anti-Semitic graffiti that happened in the high school in the early 90s, which was a HUGE deal and closed school for at least a day. If I recall, it had something to do with a sports (boys' soccer I think?) rivalry with Millburn.

OP, if you are very concerned about a large Jewish population, you should pick Millburn, Livingston, or Summit over Chatham.