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NEW YORK (AP) - A
once-a-decade report that shapes
how American Jews work to
keep their religion vital found
hhe population has declined and
Lrown older since 1990, accord
ing to statistics released Tuesday.
The 2000-2001 National
Jewish Population Survey found
5.2 million Jews live in the
United States, compared to 5.5
million a decade ago. Their
median age rose from 37 to 41 in
ihesame period, fueling concern
that the faith is not being passed
Mown to a younger generation.
The study sponsored by
United Jewish Communities, an
international social service feder
ation based in New York, is being
released in two stages, with fig
ures on the rate of intermarriage
between Jews and non-Jews to be
presented sometime next month.
Among the most complex
issues the researchers faced was
defining who is a Jew for the
purposes of the study. The sur
vey included people who identi
fied themselves as Jewish, were
raised Jewish, or had a Jewish
parent and did not convert to
another religion. Using a broad
er definition that includes any
one with a Jewish background
would increase the total popula
tion figure to 6.9 million, the
survey’s authors said.
Researchers found Jews are
having fewer children than need
ed to keep the population stable.
Half of Jewish women age 30-34
have no children, compared to
27 percent of all American
women. Nearly half of American
Jews are age 45 or older.
The report is among the most
influential studies of U.S. Jews.
Its 1990 finding that 52 per
cent of American Jews marry
outside the faith has trans
formed Jewish community
work in this country, redirect
ing tens of millions of dollars
and other resources to pro
grams that build Jewish identi
ty, including religious day
schools and trips to Israel.
The report also intensified a
debate that continues today, over
whether the best way to preserve
Judaism in America is to reach
out to Jews on the fringes of reli
gious life or strengthen links
U.S. Jewish
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The U.S. Jewish population is
getting older, according to a new
study from the United Jewish
Communities, an organization of
local Jewish federations and
communities in North America.
Percentage of Jewish
population by age
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15%
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SOURCE: National Jewish
Population Survey 2000-01
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with those already active.
About 4,500 Jews were inter
viewed between August 2000
and August 2001 as part of the
research.
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Why this is so is not clear, but the researchers
said the smaller brain volume does not appear to be
related to the use of hyperactivity drugs such as
Ritalin, as spme parents had feared.
The finding could be reassuring to parents in
another respect as well: It suggests that hyperac
tivity is biological in origin, not a product of bad
parenting.
The researchers said it appears that that the
brains of hyperactive children develop at a normal
'pice but never entirely catch up in size with the
brains of other youngsters. However, they said that
people with smaller brains are not necessarily less
intelligent.
The findings were reported in Wednesday’s
Journal of the American Medical Association.
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people in about the same age range who did not. It
also compared patients who were on medication
and those who were not.
The study found the disorder is associated with
about a 3 percent to 4 percent decrease in volume
throughout the brain. The smaller their brains, the
greater their symptoms.
“The first thought people have is that this is a
product of bad parenting” or that it is environ
mental, said Dr. Daniel Coury, a professor of clin
ical pediatrics at the Ohio State University College
of Medicine who was not involved in the research.
“Having clear biological findings that this is
something beyond the control of parents or the
child themselves helps to remove that stigma.”
Dr. Bennett Leventhal, professor of psychiatry
and pediatrics at the University of Chicago, said
the findings regarding the effects of medication
“should be reassuring to parents that you can treat
your kids and not hurt their brains.”
The research was conducted between 1991 and
2001 at the National Institute of Mental Health,
which funded it.
ADHD is one of the most common childhood
psychiatric disorders. Its symptoms include short
attention span, impulsive behavior, difficulty in
concentrating and fidgetiness. The American
Academy of Pediatrics estimates 4 percent to 12
percent of school-age children are affected.
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