Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-10
DISTRIBUTION OF THE JEWS
Every Country on Earth Has lts
Quota

Every Country on Earth Has It's
Quota.
Where and what Is the most Jewish
city in the United States? Chelsea,
Mass, was stamped with that distinc-
tion at the recent session of the con-
vention Of the Federation Of American
Zionists. writes Edward R. Bushnell,
in the Philadelphia Ledger. Twenty
five per cent Of its population Of 50,-
900 are Jews.
Numerically, New York has the
greatest Jewish population either in
the United States or the world, but
the proportion Of Jews there is slight
ly below that Of Chelsea. Nearly half
Of the Jews in America, and one
twelfth Of all the world contains, live
within the confines Of Greater New
York. Nevertheless, their proportion
Of New York's entire population is
only about 16 per cent.
The extent to which the Jewish peo-
pie maintain their racial integrity
though scattered to the four corners
Of the earth still remains the most
astounding thing in the history Of
nation building. From the time of
their bondage in Egypt their flight
through the wilderness into the prom
ised land, and their wonderful expan-
sion during the reigns Of David and
Solomon, followed by their sub5ugation
at the hands Of the Greeks ind Ro-
mans. this integrity never suffered.
And even during the last 1000 years,
as they have gone with civilization in
to every quarter Of the globe. they
have always been a distinct people.
The study Of their world wide dis
tribution forms subject Of gripping
interest. Roughly speaking. there are
about 100000 Jews today. Every
country has Its quota.
Palestine, the original home of the
Jews, numerically does not contain
many Jews, but in proportion to the
entire population of that country 1t
leads the world. The latest statistics
give Palestine a Jewish population OF
$4,000 out Of a total population Of $780,
600. This gives the Jewish race in
Palestine percentage Of 22.Ss Of the
entire population, though its sotal Of
$4,000 Is hardly half the entire Jewish
population Of Philadelphia. In certain
parts Of Africa and Asia the Jewish
population, although numerically small
is proportionately high. This Africa
ranks next to Palestine, with y Jewish
population Of 100000 out of q total of
1,s2S,217, or $50 per cent.
Europe. Of course. contains the great
bulk Of the worlds Jewish popula-
ton, there being approximately TO-
100000 scattered throughout the con-
tinent Of nearly 50O,O0O.O0o people.
Russia furnishes a home for more than
half Of Europe's Jews. There are
5,214,S05 Of this race living under the
cars authority. Then comes Austria
with 1,113.6s7 and Hungary with ss2,-
4s6. Germany has 615,021.
OF all these European countries,
however, Roumania contains the great
est percentage Of Jews. There are
25s,015 there out Of total population
Of 5.s56.69O, a percentage Of 4.52. The
Jewish proportion in Austria Hun
gary, which includes Bosnia Herze-
govina, is 4.42, that Of Russia 4.15.
Portugal probably contains the
smallest percentage Of Jews of any Of
the civilized countries. Out Of this
country's total population Of 5,423,132
there are to be found only 4S1 Jews,
representing but .01 Of per cent. In
Spain there are about 1000 Jews out
of a total population Of 1883, ,6S8, or
.02 Of 1 per cent.
The Jews are not an agricultural
people, a fact which explains why In
this country most Of them have found
their homes in the great cities Out
side of New York, Of course, Philadel-
phia, Chicago and Boston contain the
greatest number. The Jewish popu-
lation Of Philadelphia Is estimated at
about 10000, or little less than 10
per cent of the entire population. st.
Louis, with a total population Of $751;
O29, contains $4,000 Jews, with the
same number credited to Cleveland out
Of a population Of 560,663. San Fran
cisco. with a population of 416.912,
contains a Jewish population Of 80
900.
Atlanta, Ga, thrown into q state OF
turmoil over the trial and conviction
for murder. Of Leo M. Frank, has
Jewish population Of only 1900 out Of
a total population Of 154,S3s. This
case attracted nationwide notoriety.
and the charge was freely made that
much Of the agitation against either
the retrial Of Frank or the commuta-
tion Of his sentence from death to life
Imprisonment was of anti-Semitis
origin. Yet the proportion Of Jews in
Atlanta is extremely small.
The number Of Jews in the small
towns Of the United States Is almost
negligible. An estimate made by the
industrial removal Office shows that
so Of the principal cities Of the United
States, not counting New York, Chica-
go, Philadelphia and Boston. contained
only 2s7,100 Jews.