In Search of FairfaxMain MenuThe Classical Period: 1930s-1960sThe Urban Crisis: 1960s-1970sRevitalization and Gentrification: 1980s-1990sVisualizing and Mapping FairfaxMax Baumgarten3ce5635a69ccb5339e9481dc4536fc0caff14cd2
Jewish Concentration by Neighborhood, 1951
12016-08-31T13:40:45-07:00Max Baumgarten3ce5635a69ccb5339e9481dc4536fc0caff14cd22205Data from Fred Massarik, “A Report on the Jewish Population of Los Angeles, 1951” (Los Angeles: Jewish Federation-Council of Greater Los Angeles, 1951).plain2018-01-07T17:51:36-08:00Max Baumgarten3ce5635a69ccb5339e9481dc4536fc0caff14cd2
12017-10-22T13:44:53-07:00Map: Jewish Concentration by Neighborhood, 195125plain2021-01-19T14:45:55-08:00 The Jewish Federation-Council’s 1951 study found that the majority of Jews in Los Angeles tended to live within three contiguous areas—the San Fernando Valley, the Westside (stretching from Beverly Hills to the Pacific Palisades), and the Beverly-Fairfax neighborhood. Even so, Beverly-Fairfax the boasted the highest concentration of Jewish residents throughout Los Angeles. The relatively high concentration of Jewish residents, along with the plethora of schools, social clubs, restaurants, and storefronts that primarily catered to Jews, helped to distinguish Fairfax as Los Angeles’ prime Jewish neighborhood.
Source: Fred Massarik, “A Report on the Jewish Population of Los Angeles, 1951” (Los Angeles: Jewish Federation-Council of Greater Los Angeles, 1951).