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 The numbers in many demographic surveys concerning Orthodox affiliation and involvement have been misreported for years. (“Leading Demographer Questioning N.Y. Population Study,” July 27) Using a simplistic method of “self-identifying,” surveys have never really reflected the shifts in affiliation and involvement on the ground. Some surveys have failed to take into consideration the fact that […]

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In response to Ms. Rudnick: Critical to this discussion is the growth in Orthodox population documented by our study. We find that since 2002, Orthodox Jews in the eight-county area increased by 116,000.   How did this increase come about? The spurt, surprising to some, is due mostly to the 115,000 children born to Orthodox Jews […]

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Len Saxe is correct (“Leading Demographer Questioning New York Population Study,” July 27). The Jewish Community Study of New York: 2011 overestimates the number of Orthodox children ages 5-17 in day schools in the eight-county New York area. New York State Education Department enrollment data, which are consistent with the Avi Chai day school report […]

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