History of the Jews in Maryland

Jews have settled in Maryland since the 17th century. As of 2018, Maryland's population was 3.9% Jewish at 201,600 people. The largest Jewish populations in Maryland are in Montgomery County and the Baltimore metropolitan area, particularly Pikesville and northwest Baltimore.[1] As of 2010, Baltimore and Baltimore County was home to a Jewish community of around 100,000 people.[2] The Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. (Montgomery County and Prince George's County) have a Jewish population of around 116,700 as of 2017, with the majority residing in lower Montgomery County.[3]

History

Between the 1830s and the 1870s, 10,000 German and Central European Jews settled in Maryland. Eastern European Jews began to settle in Maryland in the 1850s, with a mass emigration of Eastern European Jews occurring between the 1880s and the 1920s.[4]

In 1899, 35,000 lived in the state of Maryland.[1]

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See also

References
  1. "Jewish Population in the United States by State (1899 - Present)". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  2. "2010 Baltimore Jewish Community Study". Berman Jewish DataBank. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  3. "2017 GREATER WASHINGTON JEWISH COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY" (PDF). Brandeis University. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. "Virtual Jewish World: Maryland, United States". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
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