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Brandeis

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Nov 23, 2025
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What is the percentage and number of American Jews by state and major metro area?

Estimates vary, but major public compilations place roughly 7.5–7.7 million Jews in the United States and show heavy geographic concentration: New York state (roughly 1.67–1.77 million) and California...

Dec 18, 2025
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How significant is Jewish representation in US political and economic leadership compared to population share?

American Jews are a small share of the U.S. population—roughly 2%—but they are visibly overrepresented in national political office and have outsized influence in certain local electorates; measured c...

Nov 25, 2025
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Which US metropolitan areas have the highest per-capita Jewish populations and how are they ranked by raw numbers?

The largest U.S. Jewish metropolitan community is the New York–Newark–Jersey City area, reported at roughly 2.1–2.18 million Jews, followed by major concentrations in Los Angeles, Miami and other metr...

Dec 20, 2025

Which US metropolitan areas have the fastest-growing Jewish populations since 2000?

A consensus among available reporting and community studies points to rapidly expanding Jewish communities in Sun Belt metros — notably Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Orlando — alongside continued growth in ...

Nov 14, 2025

What do studies say about claims of Jewish control over US media?

Major academic and advocacy sources treat the claim “Jews control US media” as a longstanding antisemitic conspiracy theory, not an evidence‑based finding; organizations such as the Anti‑Defamation Le...

Nov 23, 2025

How has the Jewish population by state changed since 2000 and what factors drove those shifts?

State-level Jewish populations have shifted since 2000 mostly through growth in the Sun Belt and continued concentration in historical Northeastern centers; national estimates rose from about 6.1 mill...

Dec 4, 2025

Did the Access Hollywood tape affect Trump's polling and voter support during the 2016 election?

The Access Hollywood tape produced an immediate, sharp public reaction but did not end Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign — studies and contemporary reporting show a measurable dip in support and attention ...

Nov 22, 2025

What Supreme Court cases have shaped the legal meaning of sedition (e.g., Schenck, Debs, Abrams, Yates)?

Early 20th‑century Supreme Court decisions during World War I — notably Schenck, Debs and Abrams — affirmed government power to punish speech that Congress said would obstruct the war effort, introduc...