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JEWISH
COMMUNITY
STUDY OF
NEW YORK
2011 GEOGRAPHIC
PROFILE
BRONX BROOKLYN MANHATTAN QUEENS STATEN ISLAND NASSAU SUFFOLK WESTCHESTER
UJA-Federation of New York Leadership
President Executive Committee At Large Jewish Community Study of
Jerry W. Levin* Lawrence C. Gottlieb* New York: 2011 Committee
Linda Mirels*
Chair of the Board Michael Olshan* Chair
Alisa R. Doctoroff* David Valger* Scott A. Shay
Pamela P. Wexler*
Executive Vice President & CEO Laurie Blitzer
John S. Ruskay Senior Vice President, Beth Finger
Financial Resource Aileen Gitelson
Chair, Caring Commission Development Billie Gold
Jeffrey A. Schoenfeld* Mark D. Medin Cindy Golub
Judah Gribetz
Chair, Commission on Jewish Senior Vice President, John A. Herrmann
Identity and Renewal Strategic Planning and Vivien Hidary
Eric S. Goldstein* Organizational Resources Edward M. Kerschner
Alisa Rubin Kurshan Meyer Koplow
Chair, Commission on the Alisa Rubin Kurshan
Jewish People Senior Vice President, Sara Nathan
Alisa F. Levin* Agency Relations Leonard Petlakh
Roberta Marcus Leiner Karen Radkowsky
Chair, Jewish Communal William E. Rapfogel
Network Commission Chief Financial Officer Rabbi Peter Rubinstein
Fredric W. Yerman* Irvin A. Rosenthal Daniel Septimus
David Silvers
General Chairs General Counsel, Chief Tara Slone
2013 Campaign Compliance Officer & Nicki Tanner
Marcia Riklis* Secretary Julia E. Zeuner
Jeffrey M. Stern* Ellen R. Zimmerman
Director of Research and
Campaign Chairs Managing Director, Marketing Study Director
Karen S.W. Friedman* and Communications Jennifer Rosenberg
Wayne K. Goldstein* Leslie K. Lichter
William L. Mack Executive Director, Educational
Executive Vice Presidents Resources and Organizational
Treasurer Emeriti Development and Study
John A. Herrmann, Jr.* Ernest W. Michel Supervisor
Stephen D. Solender Lyn Light Geller
*Executive Committee member
JEWISH
COMMUNITY
STUDY OF
NEW YORK: 2011
GEOGRAPHIC
PROFILE
UJA-Federation of New York
Authors
Pearl Beck, Ph.D.
Steven M. Cohen, Ph.D.
Jacob B. Ukeles, Ph.D.
Ron Miller, Ph.D.
Mapping
Joshua Comenetz, Ph.D.
Jewish Policy & Action Research
January 2013, revised edition
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RESEARCH TEAM 3
Jewish Policy & Action Research (JPAR)
Research Team Director
Steven M. Cohen, Ph.D.
Survey Director and Chief Methodologist
David Dutwin, Ph.D.
Director of Geographic Studies
Pearl Beck, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant
Ron Miller, Ph.D.
Director of Client Relations and Senior Consultant
Svetlana Shmulyian, Ph.D.
Director of Special Studies
Jacob B. Ukeles, Ph.D.
Mapping Consultant
Joshua Comenetz, Ph.D.
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LETTER FROM LEADERSHIP 5
Whether you hail from Williamsburg or the Upper West Side, you know New York is a city of
neighborhoods, each with its own character and needs. One subway stop can be the difference
between prosperity and poverty. If you are settled in Port Washington or one of the River Towns, you
know the same is true of Long Island and Westchester — each town has its own unique personality.
To learn more about the places we call home, we are proud to publish the Jewish Community Study of
New York: 2011 Geographic Profile.
The Jewish Community Study of New York: 2011 revealed that we are a growing and diverse
community with complex opportunities and challenges. Now we are probing deeper to answer some
of the same critical questions — who we are, how we identify as Jews, what are our needs, and more
— by geographic location. Because this study includes 5,993 interviews and is the largest such study
ever conducted in North America, we were able to include more neighborhoods than ever before.
For UJA-Federation of New York and the communal institutions on the ground serving these
communities, this data will inform planning and the allocation of resources. The more we understand
the distinct character of our neighborhoods, the better we can focus our collective thinking on our
shared future. Our challenge is to ensure that the appropriate programs and services are reaching the
people and places that need them most, and to oversee the development of new ones to respond to
emerging issues.
In addition to helping inform future plans, the importance of a study of this kind was underscored
with Hurricane Sandy, which displaced thousands of people – some temporarily and others, perhaps
permanently – along the coast in October of 2012. Select data will help UJA-Federation and others
understand dimensions of the affected populations and provide a baseline for understanding longer-
term impact in these areas.
I want to express a deep appreciation to the research team: Pearl Beck, Ph.D.; Joshua Comenetz, Ph.D.;
David Dutwin, Ph.D.; Ron Miller, Ph.D.; and Jacob B. Ukeles, Ph.D., under the leadership of Steven
M. Cohen, Ph.D.
Warmest thanks are also extended to the Jewish Community Study Committee for their leadership
and oversight throughout this process, and to the Technical Advisory Committee who provided
professional expertise and guidance. And, of course, I am grateful for the professional leadership of
UJA-Federation’s team: Jennifer Rosenberg, Lyn Light Geller, and Alisa Rubin Kurshan, Ph.D.
We invite each of you to read this report, uncover details about individual neighborhoods,
and gain greater insight into the complexity of Jewish New York today.
Scott A. Shay
Chair
Jewish Community Study of New York: 2011 Committee
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7
The Jewish Community Study of New York: 2011 Geographic Profile is based on data collected in the Jewish
Community Study of New York: 2011, which many individuals supported with their time, expertise,
and financial support.
The study was underwritten by generous legacies and bequests left to UJA-Federation of New York.
Special thanks are given to the Jean and Albert Nerkin Population Study Fund for its continuing support.
Additional support came from the Green Charitable Foundation, the Kroll Kids Foundation, Scott and
Susan Shay, David and Patricia B. Silvers, and Nicki and Harold Tanner.
Members of the Jewish Community Study Committee played vital roles in overseeing the development
and implementation of this study. In particular, we are grateful to committee chair Scott Shay for the time
and attention he devoted to every aspect of the study.
We are deeply appreciative of the members of the Technical Advisory Group: Sid Groeneman, Ph.D.;
Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz, Ph.D.; Gary Langer; Ilene Marcus, M.P.A., M.S.W.; David Marker, Ph.D.;
David Pollock; Joseph Salvo, Ph.D.; Elizabeth Schnur, Ph.D.; and Audrey Weiner, D.S.W., M.P.H. Their
insights and guidance over the course of the study were invaluable.
In addition, we acknowledge the help of Elliot Forchheimer; Rabbi Robert Kaplan; Peter Lobo, Ph.D.;
David Newman; David Pollock; Nancy Leipzig Powers; Joseph Salvo, Ph.D.; Ellen Thurm; Rabbi Joseph
Topek; and Francis Vardi with assessing neighborhood configurations.
The research team from Jewish Policy and Action Research (JPAR) brought tremendous expertise and
passion to this project. This report reflects the exceptional analytic skills and dedicated work of Pearl Beck,
Ph.D., as well as the mapping skills of Joshua Comenetz, Ph.D. In addition to the rest of the team listed on
page 3, we gratefully acknowledge Benjamin Fink for his research assistance and administrative support on
this project and Abe Schacter-Gampel for his research help.
Behind the scenes, UJA-Federation professionals provided essential guidance and support. A full list appears
in the Comprehensive Report, but we acknowledge in particular the leadership of Jennifer Rosenberg,
Lyn Light Geller, and Alisa Rubin Kurshan, as well as the critical contributions of Laura Sirowitz and
Noel Rubinton. In addition, Michael Losardo, Kelly Waggoner, Barbara Brennan, Erika Ladanyi, Kazumi
Dunn, and Stephanie Guberman were instrumental in the design and production of this volume.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8
More than 300 lay and professional leaders of UJA-Federation, beneficiary agencies, local synagogues,
grassroots organizations, and community activists informed the study priorities and the development
of the survey through their participation in community forums during the study’s preparation phase.
We thank them all for their valuable input.
Lastly, we express our thanks to the dozens of interviewers whose professionalism and perseverance helped
secure exceptionally high-quality data, as well as the nearly 6,000 interviewees, representative of the full
breadth of the eight-county area Jewish community, who completed the survey and enabled us to learn
so much from their combined responses.
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