So, you in all earnest want to make me believe that in 39 years (1900-1939) time Jewish population increased from 12.2M to 18.2M. That means that the average Jewish family had 8 children, a figure that dropped to 2 after the war. That's a rather strange change in 'breeding behavior'. And I don't accept that.
fare enough. i too was confused by these rather high natural growth rates.
but it turns out that many other groups also had a very high growth rate.
for example, the Palestinian-Arab population went from 673,000 in 1922 to 1,196,000 in 1945. that's an 100% increase in 23 years.
The Jews had a 50% increase in twice that amount of time.
so you are telling me, that you will accept a doubling of a population in 23 years..but NOT a 50% increase in 39???
what sorta logic does this follow?
now, as to why the jewish natural pop. growth rate decreased sooo dramatically after WW2, it can because were in SHOCK!!!
or this:
what is my first guess as to explain this disparity in Jewish pop. growth rates? perhaps a great deal more inter-marriage, smaller families, increase in socio-economic status, ...the GUESSES are endless..but that's all they are...guesses.
but it is fare to assume that the European Jewish population was just in total shock, and we have never recovered. our communal home base was obliterated.
what do u want from us?
plus, along with not accepting growth rates that are not that unusual for the time, you have failed to provide any evidence that there were indeed exxagerated or faked.
unless you can provide some evidence that the pre-war numbers are fake (which would require a massive conspiracy going back 45 years from 1945).....I will continue to consider them to be valid.