MOSCOW (JTA) -- Nadezhda Gerzhoy splays her jacket and plops down in the middle of the verdant park, taking in the bright blues and whites of Israeli flags fluttering around her. more...
Sale of Jewish Property in Lithuania Thwarted
PRAGUE (JTA) -- A Lithuanian plan to sell a building that once housed the Vilna Ghetto Jewish library was halted by the U.S. Embassy, JTA has learned.
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Israeli Consulate News
September 11 - The Jerusalem Posts asks readers: Looking for a wife who will give you at least three children, likely outsmart you, and almost certainly outlive you? According to the latest Central Bureau of Statistics report, based on figures for 2006, Israel is the place to be.
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Address to the Knesset by Shimon Peres on Assuming the Office of President of Israel
I stand here today moved and appreciative of the trust you have placed in me on behalf of our people. Your trust is of value to me, it places a great duty on me, one which I, as President of the State, will carry with reverence and a deep feeling of mission. click here for more
Myth and Fact: Should East Jerusalem be part of a Palestinian state?
by Mitchell G. Bard
Before 1865, the entire population of Jerusalem lived behind the Old City walls (what today would be considered part of the eastern part of the city).
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Global Jewish Populations
Source: Sergio DellaPergola, World Jewish Population, 2004, in American Jewish Year Book 2004
Argentina: 185,000
Australia: 101,000
Austria: 9,000
Azerbaijan: 7,200
Bahamas: 300
Belarus: 22,000
Belgium: 31,300
Bolivia: 500
Bosnia-Herzegovina: 500
Botswana: 100
Brazil: 96,800
Bulgaria: 2,200
Canada: 371,000
Chile: 20,800
China: 1,000
Colombia: 3,300
Congo: 100
Costa Rica: 2,500
Croatia: 1,700
Cuba: 600
Czech Republic: 4,000
Denmark: 6,400
Dominican Republic: 100
Ecuador: 900
Egypt: 100
El Salvador: 100
Estonia: 1,700
Ethiopia: 100
Finland: 1,100
France: 496,000
Georgia: 3,800
Germany: 112,000
Gibraltar: 600
Greece: 4,500
Guatemala: 900
Hungary: 50,000
India: 5,100
Iran: 10,900
Ireland: 1,200
Israel: 4,940,000
Italy: 28,800
Jamaica: 300
Japan: 1,000
Kazakhstan: 4,000
Kenya: 400
Kygryzstan: 700
Latvia: 8,900
Lithuania: 3,400
Luxembourg: 600
Macedonia: 100
Mexico: 39,900
Moldova: 5,000
Morocco: 4,000
Namibia: 100
Netherlands: 30,000
Netherlands Antilles: 200
New Zealand: 6,800
Nigeria: 100
Norway: 1,200
Panama: 5,000
Paraguay: 900
Peru: 2,400
Philippines: 100
Poland: 3,300
Portugal: 500
Puerto Rico: 1,500
Romania: 10,500
Russia: 244,000
Serbia-Montenegro: 1,500
Singapore: 300
Slovakia: 2,700
Slovenia: 100
South Africa: 74,000
South Korea: 100
Spain: 12,000
Suriname: 200
Sweden: 15,000
Switzerland: 18,000
Syria: 100
Thailand: 200
Tunisia: 1,200
Turkey: 17,900
Turkmenistan: 400
Ukraine: 89,000
United Kingdom: 299,000
United States: 5,290,000
US Virgin Islands: 300
Uruguay: 19,600
Uzbekistan: 5,200
Venezuela: 15,600
Yemen: 200
Zimbabwe: 500
Argentina: 185,000
Australia: 101,000
Austria: 9,000
Azerbaijan: 7,200
Bahamas: 300
Belarus: 22,000
Belgium: 31,300
Bolivia: 500
Bosnia-Herzegovina: 500
Botswana: 100
Brazil: 96,800
Bulgaria: 2,200
Canada: 371,000
Chile: 20,800
China: 1,000
Colombia: 3,300
Congo: 100
Costa Rica: 2,500
Croatia: 1,700
Cuba: 600
Czech Republic: 4,000
Denmark: 6,400
Dominican Republic: 100
Ecuador: 900
Egypt: 100
El Salvador: 100
Estonia: 1,700
Ethiopia: 100
Finland: 1,100
France: 496,000
Georgia: 3,800
Germany: 112,000
Gibraltar: 600
Greece: 4,500
Guatemala: 900
Hungary: 50,000
India: 5,100
Iran: 10,900
Ireland: 1,200
Israel: 4,940,000
Italy: 28,800
Jamaica: 300
Japan: 1,000
Kazakhstan: 4,000
Kenya: 400
Kygryzstan: 700
Latvia: 8,900
Lithuania: 3,400
Luxembourg: 600
Macedonia: 100
Mexico: 39,900
Moldova: 5,000
Morocco: 4,000
Namibia: 100
Netherlands: 30,000
Netherlands Antilles: 200
New Zealand: 6,800
Nigeria: 100
Norway: 1,200
Panama: 5,000
Paraguay: 900
Peru: 2,400
Philippines: 100
Poland: 3,300
Portugal: 500
Puerto Rico: 1,500
Romania: 10,500
Russia: 244,000
Serbia-Montenegro: 1,500
Singapore: 300
Slovakia: 2,700
Slovenia: 100
South Africa: 74,000
South Korea: 100
Spain: 12,000
Suriname: 200
Sweden: 15,000
Switzerland: 18,000
Syria: 100
Thailand: 200
Tunisia: 1,200
Turkey: 17,900
Turkmenistan: 400
Ukraine: 89,000
United Kingdom: 299,000
United States: 5,290,000
US Virgin Islands: 300
Uruguay: 19,600
Uzbekistan: 5,200
Venezuela: 15,600
Yemen: 200
Zimbabwe: 500
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