A roundup of research on Jewish poverty in the United States

The Weinberg Foundation strives to build knowledge and awareness about Jewish poverty in the United States while also supporting and strengthening nonprofits that help individuals and families that are experiencing poverty meet basic needs and achieve stability.

The list below highlights national and local research on poverty in the U.S. Jewish community.

National data and research

2025

• JFNA 2025 Survey of Jewish Life since October 7th 
• TEN (Together Ending Need) Jewish Database 

2024

• Analysis of Financial Well-Being Using the CMJS Combined Dataset 
• On the Edge: Voices of Economic Vulnerability in U.S. Jewish Communities

2023

• The Case of the Missing Narrative: Hollywood, Media and Jewish Poverty 

2019

• Advancing Research on Jewish Poverty: A More Unified Approach to Measuring Economic Deprivation and Vulnerability
• The Efforts and Challenges Faced by the Claims Conference and Its Partner Agencies in Addressing the Unmet Need of Vulnerable Holocaust Survivors
• Jewish Poverty in the Media: Why Are Poor Jews Rarely Found in Media Portrayals of the American Jewish Community, and How Can the Media Make Jewish Poverty a More Urgent Concern?
• Jewish Poverty in the United States: A Summary of Recent Research
• The Silent Predictor: Exploring the Intersection of Gender and Jewish Poverty 

Local data and research

• Jewish Federations of North America Community Studies (several local demographic studies from a range of years)

2025

• The 2025 Jewish Community Follow-Up Study of New York 

2023

• The 2023 Jewish Community Study of New York 

2021

• Ties in Tough Times: How Social Capital Helps Lower-Income Jewish Parents Weather the Economic Hardship of COVID-19

2019

• Innovative Approaches to Combating Hunger: How Two Jewish Federations Are Leveraging Technology and Data to Decrease Hunger and Increase Dignity in Their Communities
• No Wrong Door: One Jewish Federation’s Approach to Addressing Poverty in Our Community