> by birth and by immigration either clandestine or in violation of the intent of the national origins law of 1924, the jewish population of the u.s. increased rapidly. the following official census bureau statement is of interest: in 1887 there were at least 277 congregations in the country and 230,000 jews; in 1890, 533 congregations and probably 475,000 jews; in 1906, 1700 congregations and about 1,775,000 jews; in 1916, 1900 congregations and about 3,300,000 jews; in 1926, 3,118 permanent congregations and 4,081,000 jews; and in 1936, 3,728 permanent congregations and 4,641,184 jews residing in the cities, towns and villages in which the congregations were located (religious bodies, p. 763). on other religions, the latest government statistics are mostly for the year 1947, but for jews the 1936 figure remains (the immigration and naturalization systems of the united states, p. 849). 1936? crazy
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