There is an old debate within the Los Angeles Jewish community over just how many Israelis call L.A. home. The number matters for many reasons, not least of which to give the organized Jewish community a sense of needs among Israelis in L.A. It’s also something that folks back in Israel might be interested in.
Israeli officials have been fretting for decades over reverse-aliyah—losing Israelis to the diaspora. But Pini Herman, a demographer who writes the ” title=”rumors of mass emigration” target=”_blank”>rumors of mass emigration are greatly exaggerated.
Further, he argues this week in The Forward that Israel needs to “” title=”rest here” target=”_blank”>rest here.
