and women, compared to non-Jews, with additional analyses of earnings, self-employment, and wealth. The Jews in Colonial … of most contemporary American Jews. Starting in operative, craft and laborer jobs in small scale manufacturing or in …. American Jews, from the earliest period to the present, have had high rates of self-employment compared to the non-farm white …

The large-scale persecution of Jews during World War II generated massive refugee movements. Using data from 20 …

is studied here, but also in earlier censuses (1980-2000). The Russian Jews, whether male or female, have higher levels … to the obvious but still unanswered question: What is it about the Jews of the Former Russian Empire/Soviet Union that … has resulted in their high levels of success in the United States over the past 25 years? -- Soviet Jews ; immigrants …