https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_exodus_from_the_Muslim_world There is the thought that Israel was now a nation, and the Jewish population was wanting to go and build their lives in Israel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_United_States Interesting history of the Jewish vote in American politics, they also favored the democrats. By a margin of 2-1, and in some elections even higher.