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Intermarriage
Intermarriage
Transformations in the Composition of American Jewish Households
November 23, 2011 |
Sylvia Barack Fishman
Delayed marriage and nonmarriage contribute to a low American Jewish fertility rate, well under replacement level. The high school years are very important for later patterns of behavior, including Jewish family formation. Community leaders, policy planners, and parents can enhance the likelihood that children will grow up to want to create their own Jewish households. Educational programs for teens are a top priority.
Sarah Schmidt on American Jewry’s Comfort Level: Present and Future, by Manfred Gerstenfeld and Steven Bayme
November 1, 2010 |
Dr. Sarah Schmidt
America's Jews: An Evolving Community American Jewry's Comfort Level: Present and Future, by Manfred Gerstenfeld and Steven Bayme, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and the American Jewish Committee, 2010, 263 pp. Reviewed by Sarah Schmidt
Highly Engaged Young American Jews: Contrasts in Generational Ethos
September 15, 2010 |
Steven M. Cohen
Many engaged Jews under the age of forty emphasize, more than their elders and predecessors, Jewish purpose. They have created new minyanim, expanded social justice activities, engaged in various cultural endeavors, undertaken Judaic learning singly and in groups, and established a powerful and significant presence on the Internet and other new media.
Chaim I. Waxman on Still Jewish: A History of Women and Intermarriage in America
April 21, 2010 |
Chaim I. Waxman
Changes in American Jewish Identities: From Normative Constructions to Aesthetic Understandings
March 16, 2008 |
Steven M. Cohen