A new survey of U.S. Jews shows they are holding their own, numerically, but the group's youngest adults are increasingly dividing in polar-opposite directions: secularism and Orthodoxy.
The study from Pew Research is a follow-up to its landmark 2013 portrait, and many of the trends outlined have remained constant. U.S. Jews are keeping pace with the U.S. population, rising to 7.5 million adults and children from 6.8 million in 2013. They represent 2.4% of the U.S. population, a slight but not statistically significant rise from 2.2% in 2013.
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