Modern Jewish History - Maurice Harris |
The following statistics have been taken from those compiled for the American Jewish Year Book edited by Harry Schneiderman, also from the English Year Book edited by Rev. Isidor Harris, M. A. They are almost in entire agreement; in cases where the numbers differ, those of the American Jewish Year Book have been followed. In some instances, no record has been available of Jewish population since those taken before the War.
NOTE: Some statistics are as early as 1911, others are the tabulation of 1920:
Jewish Population by Continent.
| America | 3,498,325 |
| Europe | 10,439,191 |
| Asia | 434,332 |
| Africa | 380,668 |
| Australasia | 19,415 |
| Total | 14,771,931 |
Jewish Population in the Americas
| Canada | 75,681 |
| Cuba | 2,000 |
| Jamaica | 1,487 |
| Mexico | 500 |
| United States | 3,300,000 |
| Argentine Republic | 110,000 |
| Brazil | 6,100 |
| Dutch Guiana (Surinam) | 882 |
| Curacao | 600 |
| Peru | 300 |
| Uruguay | 300 |
| Venezuela | 475 |
Jewish Population in Europe
| Austria | 200,000 |
| Belgium | 16,000 |
| Bulgaria | 45,000 |
| Czechoslovakia | 349,000 |
| Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta | 1,445 |
| Denmark | 5,950 |
| Finland | 2,000 |
| France | 150,000 |
| Germany | 500,000 |
| Greece | 120,000 |
| Hungary | 450,000 |
| Italy | 43,000 |
| Luxemburg | 1,270 |
| Netherlands | 122,500 |
| Norway | 1,045 |
| Poland | 3,069,330 |
| Portugal | 1,000 |
| Roumania | 1,000,000 |
| Soviet Russia | 200,000 |
| Esthonia | 7,500 |
| Latvia | 150,000 |
| Lithuania | 250,000 |
| Ukraine | 3,300,000 |
| Jueo Slavia | 100,000 |
| Spain | 4,000 |
| Sweden | 6,400 |
| Switzerand | 20,951 |
| Turkey in Europe | 75,000 |
| United Kingdom | 286,500 |
Jewish Population in Asia
| Aden | 3,747 |
| Afghanistan and Turkestan | 18,316 |
| Dutch East Indies | 10,842 |
| Hong Kong and Straits Settlement | 685 |
| India | 20,980 |
| Japan | 1,000 |
| Palestine | 85,000 |
| Persia | 40,000 |
| Russia in Asia | 76,262 |
| Turkey in Asia | 1 77,500 |
| Australia | 17,287 |
| New Zealand | 2,128 |
Jewish Population in Africa
| Abyssinia | 25,000 |
| Algeria | 70,271 |
| Egypt | 59,581 |
| Morocco | 103,712 |
| Tripoli | 18,860 |
| Tunis | 54,664 |
| E. African Protectorate | 80 |
| Rhodesia | 1,500 |
| Union of South Africa | 47,000 |
Jewish Population in the Principle Cities of the World
| New York | 1,500,000 |
| Philadelphia | 175,000 |
| Chicago | 250,000 |
| Montreal | 50,000 |
| Buenos Ayres | 100,000 |
| Salonica | 80,000 |
| Lodz | 150,000 |
| Warsaw | 357,521 |
| Budapest | 203,687 |
| Bucharest | 43,274 |
| Vienna | 175,318 |
| Frankfort | 23,552 |
| Berlin | 142,289 |
| Constantinople | 65,000 |
| London | 170,000 |
| Paris | 60,000 |
| Rome | 10,000 |
| Jerusalem | 55,000 |
| Bombay | 10,739 |
| Cairo | 28,000 |
| Svdney | 6,500 |
Berditchev, Ukraine has a Jewish population of 47,000. but the entire population of that town is 53,000, meaning 87%.
| GERMAN STATES | |
| 1506-16 | Reuchlin, defender of the Talmud. |
| 1517 | Luther begins the Reformation. |
| 1542 | Jews banished from Prague. |
| 1541-1613 | David Gans, astronomer, associate of Kepler and Tycho de Brahe. |
| 1612 | Jews admitted to Hamburg. |
| 1614 | Fettmilch riots. |
| 1618-48 | Thirty Years' War. |
| 1670 | Jews expelled from Vienna. |
| 1670 | Jews admitted to the Mark of Brandenburg. |
| 1728-86 | Moses Mendelssohn. |
| 1725-1805 | N. H. Wessely. |
| 1743-1812 | Mayer Amschel Rothschild. |
| 1754-1800 | Solomon Maimon, Kantian Philosopher. |
| 1780 | Lessing and Dohra plead for Jewish rights. |
| 1780 | Joseph II, Austria, ameliorates Jewish Status. |
| 1747-1803 | Dr. Marcus Herz. |
| 1764-1847 | Henrietta Herz. |
| 1771-1833 | Rachel Levin. |
| 1784-90 | "The Meassefim," School of Hebrew writers. |
| 1794-1886 | Leopold Zunz, father of science of Judaism. |
| 1858-1919 | Kurt Eisner, Pres. Bavarian. Republic. |
| 1922 | W. Rathenau envoy of Germany to Genoa conference. Foreign Minister. |
| HOLLAND | |
| 1575 | William of Orange made Governor of the Netherlands. |
| 1593 | Jews admitted into Amsterdam. |
| 1609 | Spain acknowledges independence of Holland. |
| 1604-57 | Manasseh ben Israel. |
| 1623 | Uriel Acosta excomcomunicated. |
| 1632-77 | Baruch Spinoza, philosopher. |
| 1642 | Isaac Aboab and party settle in Brazil. |
| 1657 | Jews readmitted to England. |
| 1657 | Asser Levy obtains burgher rights. |
| ITALY | |
| 1458-1549 | Elias Levita, Hebrew Grammarian. |
| 1516 | Venetian Ghetto. |
| 1555 | Roman Ghetto. |
| 1514-78 | Azarya dei Rossi, Scholar. |
| 1569-93 | Jews admitted to Papal states and expelled again. |
| 1650 | flourished the critics, Leo di Modena, Joseph de Medigo. |
| 1590-1663 | Simon Luzzatto, litterateur. |
| 1707-47 | Moses Chaim Luzzatto, Poet and Dramatist. |
| 1907-10 | Ernesto Nathan. Mayor of Rome. |
| FRANCE | |
| 1784 | France abolishes polltax, permits Jewish residence throughout France. |
| 1789 | Mirabeau and Abbe Gregoire write in advocacy of Jews. |
| 1791 | National Assembly grants civil rights to Jews. |
| 1906 | Dreyfus vindicated. |
| 1907 | State aid withdrawn from synagogue and church . |
| 1919 | Henry L. Bergson made member of Institute of France. |
| DUTCH COLONIES | |
| 1638 | New Haven colony adopts the Mosaic legal code. |
| 1641 | Colony of Massachusetts adopts Criminal Code of the Bible. |
| 1654 | Jews migrate to New Amsterdam. |
| 1657 | Jews established in Newport, R. I. |
| 1664 | J. under English rule in N. America. |
| 1680 | First Congregation organized in New York. |
| ENGLISH COLONIES | |
| 1729 | First Synagogue built in New York |
| 1733 | Jewish settlement in Savannah |
| 1740 | Jews admitted to naturalization in American colonies |
| 1756 | Dr. Jacob Lombroso comes to Maryland |
| 1776-81 | Struggle for Independence. Jewish Patriots: Francis Salvador, Major Benjamin Nones, Esther and David Hays, Rabbi Gershom Seixas, Hayem Solomon |
| UNITED STATES | |
| 1776-1854 | Judah Touro, Philanthropist. |
| 1781-1868 | Rebecca Gratz established first Sabbath school. |
| 1785-1851 | Mordecai M. Noah, publicist, statesman. |
| 1792-1862 | Uriah P. Levy, commodore. |
| 1793-1870 | Levy M. Harby, captain. |
| 1787 | Constitution decides public office without religious test. |
| 1900 | Death of Isaac M. Wise. |
| 1905 | Celebration 250th anniversary Jewish settlement in North America. |
| 1916 | L. D. Brandeis made Justice Supreme Court, U. S. |
| 1848-1919 | Adolph Marix, Rear Admiral U. S. Navy. |
| 1917 | Organization Jewish Welfare Board soldiers and sailors. |
| 1921 | Albert D. Lasker made head of Shipping Board. |
| RUSSIA AND POLAND | |
| 1505-48 | Sigismund I; restored old Jewish Privileges. |
| 1520-1602 | Solomon Ashkenazi, Court physician in Poland. |
| 1572 | End of Jagellon dynasty. |
| 1533-94 | Abraham Troki. "Faith Strengthened" refutes Christian theology. |
| 1586 | Vaad of the Four Countries. |
| 1613 | Beginning of Romanoff rule (Russia); |
| 1636-37 | Blood Accusations. |
| 1648-58 | Cossack Persecutions. |
| 1659 | Lithuania united to Poland. |
| 1683-1725 | Peter the Great (Russia). |
| 1750 | Chassidim, Sect founded by Is. Baal Shem. |
| 1720-97 | Elijah Wilna, Gaon. |
| 1772 | 1st Partition of Poland. |
| 1791 | Pale of Settlement instituted by Catherine II. |
| 1793 | 2d Partition of Poland. |
| 1795 | 3d Partition of Poland. |
| 1796-1801 | Paul 1st grants Jewish Citizenship in Courland: forbids Jewish Expulsion from towns. |
| 1903 | Kishineff and Homel massacres. |
| 1905 | Anti-Jewish pogroms throughout Russia. |
| 1905 | Opening of Douma. |
| 1917 | Overthrow of Romanoff dynasty. |
| 1917 | Decree of Jewish emancipation. |
| OTTOMAN EMPIRE | |
| 1520-72 | Moses Isserles, reedited Shulchan Aruch. |
| 1520-1602 | Solomon Ashkenazi, Statesman. |
| 1534-72 | Isaac Lurya, Kabbalist. |
| 1554 | Karo's Shulchan Aruch. |
| 1566 | Joseph Nasi, Duke of Naxos. |
| 1665 | Sabbathai Zevi proclaimed "Messiah." |
| BRITISH EMPIRE | |
| 1905 | Celebration 250th anniversary of Whitehall Conference (to consider Jews' readmission). |
| 1911 | Opening Liberal Jewish Synagogue. |
| 1913 | Sir Rufus Isaacs, Lord Chief Justice of England. |
| 1918 | Earl Reading appointed Ambassador to U. S. |
| 1918 | Conquest Palestine by British army. |
| 1920 | San Remo Conference; confirms Balfour Declaration favoring Palestine as a Jewish home-land. |
| 1920 | Sir Herbert Samuel appointed High Commissioner for Palestine. |
| 1921 | Lord Reading appointed Viceroy of India. |