The five metropolitan areas in the world with the largest Jewish populations are (in order):
A) New York, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Los Angeles
B) Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, New York, Haifa, Paris
C) New York, Jerusalem, Los Angels, Tel Aviv, Chicago
D) New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Buenos Aires, Jerusalem
In the Jewish world after the Holocaust, there are two countries that are home to the vast majority of the world's Jews. Forty-three percent of the world's Jews live in Israel and 39% live in the United States. The nation with the next largest Jewish population is France with only 3%.
It's not surprising, then, that the metropolitan areas with the largest Jewish populations can be found in Israel and the United States. New York City has been the world's largest Jewish city since 1910 after hundreds of thousands of Jews poured into the city from the Russian Empire following the Tzar's intentional campaign to drive Jews out.
After New York, the largest Jewish cities alternate between Israel and the United States. Jerusalem is the largest city in Israel and, consequently, has the largest Jewish population. Los Angeles, the second largest city in the U.S., picks up the next spot and Tel Aviv, the second largest city in Israel, follows. Coming in Fifth is Chicago, which is also the next largest city in the U.S. following L.A.
A) New York, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Los Angeles
B) Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, New York, Haifa, Paris
C) New York, Jerusalem, Los Angels, Tel Aviv, Chicago
D) New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Buenos Aires, Jerusalem
In the Jewish world after the Holocaust, there are two countries that are home to the vast majority of the world's Jews. Forty-three percent of the world's Jews live in Israel and 39% live in the United States. The nation with the next largest Jewish population is France with only 3%.
It's not surprising, then, that the metropolitan areas with the largest Jewish populations can be found in Israel and the United States. New York City has been the world's largest Jewish city since 1910 after hundreds of thousands of Jews poured into the city from the Russian Empire following the Tzar's intentional campaign to drive Jews out.
After New York, the largest Jewish cities alternate between Israel and the United States. Jerusalem is the largest city in Israel and, consequently, has the largest Jewish population. Los Angeles, the second largest city in the U.S., picks up the next spot and Tel Aviv, the second largest city in Israel, follows. Coming in Fifth is Chicago, which is also the next largest city in the U.S. following L.A.
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