A different perspective

TIMES OF ISRAEL
by Amanda Borschel-Dan
June 29, 2015

Despite headline-grabbing claims to the contrary this weekend, worldwide Jewry is not closing in on the pre-Holocaust population number of 16.5 million, said foremost Jewish demographer Prof. Sergio DellaPergola. That may happen eventually, he told The Times of Israel on Sunday, but it is not likely before 2050. Late last week, international media, including this news site, was flooded by optimistic claims, based on a report by the Jewish People Policy Institute report, that the Jewish population had regained losses suffered during the Nazis’ systematic genocide. READ MORE