“I live to serve the rabbi”: Women’s role in shaping ultra-Orthodox society in the twenty-first century – The Israeli case

Figures & data

Table 1. Immigrants according to continent of birth (1948–1951)³

Continent of Birth	Thousands		Percentages
	1948–1951	Total 1948–1951	1948	1949	1950	1951
Total	686.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Asia	237.7	23.2	5.3	30.6	34.4	59.5
Africa	93.3	28.1	9.1	16.7	15.2	11.5
Europe and America	336.6	48.7	85.6	52.7	50.4	29.0

Table 2. Educational level of immigrants arriving 1948–1954⁴

Column1	Men		Women
	Asia-Africa	Europe	Asia-Africa	Europe
Total aged 15+	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Had never attended school	22.5	2.6	57.8	6.3
Did not complete elementary education	49.5	33.1	26.2	31.9
Completed elementary education	19.5	41.2	13.0	40.6
Completed post-elementary education	7.8	18.3	2.8	19.2
Completed higher education	0.7	4.8	0.2	2.0

Figure 1. Obituaries of women according to year.

Figure 2. Number of obituaries divided by article size and women’s status.