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World News Headlines
- Abbas Reaches Out To Israelis With Peace Ads(Associated Press, 11/20/2008)
- Israeli Leaders Make Secret Journey To Jordan(Associated Press, 11/20/2008)
- Settlers Spray Inflammatory Graffiti On Mosque(Associated Press, 11/20/2008)
- Gazans Cook On Wood Fires Because Of Power Cuts(Associated Press, 11/20/2008)
- Croatia's Jewish Community To Sue Iranian Cultural Centre For "anti- Semitism"(BBC Monitoring European, 11/19/2008)
- 43 Rare Clocks Stolen From Israel Found In France(Associated Press, 11/19/2008)
- Woman loses US appeal for Nazi-era painting(Associated Press, 11/19/2008)
- Warsaw Marks Borders Of Former Ghetto(Associated Press, 11/19/2008)
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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