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If you
can’t find some of your
old Jewish business
contacts and friends
from New York and New
Jersey, try looking for
them in Atlanta.
According to a survey
commissioned by the
Atlanta Jewish
Federation, 31 percent
of Jewish newcomers to
Atlanta are from these
states.
Metro
Atlanta now has a Jewish
community of 120,000
people – a 60 percent
increase in just the
last 10 years. In fact,
Atlanta’s Jewish
community now outnumbers
Miami, MetroWest (Essex
and Morris counties) New
Jersey, Detroit,
Cleveland, Baltimore and
San Diego. The
percentage of Jewish
families relative to the
total area population
has held steady at 4.3
percent over the past 10
years.
The
area’s thriving Jewish
community includes more
than three dozen
synagogues, a Jewish
Community Center with
several locations in the
area and a growing
number of day schools,
in addition to the
synagogues’ school
programs.
Atlanta
has a relatively young
Jewish population.
Children make up 25
percent of the Jewish
community, while seniors
65 and older represent
only 12 percent.
Interestingly, less than
20 percent of the Jewish
residents here were
actually born in Georgia
(primarily in Atlanta),
while 30 percent were
born in the Metro New
York area.
Where to find Atlanta's
Jewish Population
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