What is Percentage of Jewish kids at Oxford University?
I'm sure someone somewhere has compiled stats on this, but I
don't know where such info is held! Try the Oxford Centre for
Hebrew & Jewish Studies!
One can state with confidence, however, that there are large
numbers of Jewish people (observant & non observant) studying,
teaching & researching at both Oxford & Cambridge
Universities! In fact, I'd go further & hazard the assertion
that proportionate to percentage of the UK population as a whole
more Jewish "kids" probably go to Oxford & Cambridge than any
other group.
As a rough "guestimate" (based on my own experience/
observation) probably 10% of Oxbridge students are in some sense
"Jewish" ("ethnically"/ culturally, if not always "observant"!),
whereas only about 2% of the UK population is in any way "Jewish" -
ie having a Jewish parent or grandparent.
Does Oxford discriminate against Jewish people? Unequivocally -
NO!
Is being Jewish a problem at Oxford? - NO!
Are Jewish people in any way disadvantaged in the Oxbridge
system? - Not if the large number of professors, senior college
fellows, researchers etc of Jewish heritage is anything to go
by!
Of course, anti-semites exist everywhere, even at Oxford &
Cambridge! Generally, however, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more
"comfortable" environment for Jewish people than Oxford &
Cambridge Universities - assuming, of course, they're
intellectually inclined & dedicated to scholarship.