Worldwide Jewish population nears pre-Holocaust numbers
The worldwide Jewish population is approaching the size it was before the Holocaust, a new report by an independent Jerusalem-based think tank says.
The report, compiled by the Jewish People Policy Institute, indicates that there are 14.2 million Jews worldwide as of early 2015. Add in various “subgroups” (such as immigrants to Israel and American “partial Jews”) and the number approaches 16 million — which nears the pre-World War II global Jewish population of 16.6 million, Ynet reported on Friday.
After Israel, which is home to 6,103,200 Jews, the United States has the second-highest Jewish population at 5,700,000.
The JPPI report says that the last decade (2005-2015) has seen an eight percent increase in the Jewish population, or the biggest increase since the end of World War II. According to Ynet, the JPPI based these numbers on “halacha criteria for those living in Israel and self-identification for those living outside of Israel.”
See the list of countries and regions with the highest Jewish populations below.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/worldwide-jewish-population-nears-pre-holocaust-numbers/
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On the opposite side of the wall the 100 pieces multiply to 400, demonstrating the birth of the new families. These 400 pieces experience a refining and polishing process while penetrating the wall, symbolizing a Mexico that offers overcome opportunities, facing a new life as a community.
The symbolic meaning of the number 400.
400 in the Nahuatl tongue, Centzon, does not only mean the literal 400, it is also the equivalent of infinity, or countless.
The mocking bird is called Centzontle; the bird of 400 (countless) voices.
Thus, from 100 representing the years, to 400 representing the countless Jewish Mexicans now enriching our culture.
It is a beautiful, though often missed point of the sculpture.
http://architizer.com/projects/100-years-of-jewish-immigration-through-veracruz-port-in-mexico-parallel-lives/
