essay about jewish culture
· historical context (settlement patterns in U.S.)
· demographics (age, race, ethnicities, % of U.S population)
· communication (languages, dialects, English proficiency, literacy rates
· economic indicators (occupations, unemployment rates)
Historical context:-Today in American, there are mainly Ashkenazi Jews. They came to America during colonel era when mainly Spanish and Japanese Jews had formed a small community in the US. Ashkenazi Jews are descendents of diaspora Jewish population of Central and Eastern Europe.They comprise. 90-95percent of total American Jews.
Demographics:- Population:- 1.7-2.6 percentage of total US population.as per 2012 data. Related ethnic group. Age-more aged people with low fertility rates. Ethnicities:--Conservative, Orthodox, reconstructionists and others.
Communication:-Languages-American English, Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino, French, Spanish,Farsi, Russian.
Economic indicators:--High professions (managerial and professional). Though they lack in self employment.
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