United States Jewish Population, 2019

Sheskin, Ira M.; Dashefsky, Arnold

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-40371-3_5

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“…To understand why the ethnic return of lone soldiers in Israel did not flourish as expected, I interviewed lone soldiers from the country of origin most represented in the lone soldier community—the United States. The number of Jews in the United States is currently estimated to be 6.97 million (Sheskin & Dashefsky, 2019), making American Jews the largest Jewish diaspora in the world (Dieckhoff, 2017). Historically, American Jews' connection to Israel was described using a “mobilization model,” (Cohen & Liebman, 2000) as American Jews engaged with the homeland primarily through centralized philanthropic efforts and unified political advocacy.…”

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Disillusioned defenders? The integration challenges of American Jewish return migrants in the Israel Defense Forces

Shklyan

2021

Nations and Nationalism

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There is a consensus within the ethnic return migration literature that ethnic migrants experience difficulty integrating into the ethnic homeland due to (1) state policies that inhibit permanent settlement and upward mobility and (2) social marginalization from the native‐born community. Absent those experiences, one would expect that ethnic migrants would smoothly integrate and be a successful example of nation‐building for the homeland. This paper examines lone soldiers in Israel (immigrants who do not have immediate family in the country) as an example of an immigrant group that is provided with substantial government support for integration and is publicly heralded by Israeli media as model citizens. Based on 52 interviews with former lone soldiers, this paper argues that even in an “extreme case” of state‐ and society‐supported ethnic return, lone soldiers feel marginalized due to their disillusionment with Israeli state politics and linguistic, behavioural and cultural boundaries between themselves and Israelis.

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Disillusioned defenders? The integration challenges of American Jewish return migrants in the Israel Defense Forces

Shklyan

2021

Nations and Nationalism

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“…He reviews the main previous data sources and presents a projection to 2020 for the total Jewish population in the United States. Likewise, the most recent Jewish population estimates in the 2019 American Jewish Year Book (Dashefsky and Sheskin 2020) and American Jewish Population Project (Tighe, Kramer, and Parmer 2019) do not make denomination‐specific estimates. While valuable and instructive, all of these projections aggregate all Jews without disaggregating by denomination, a critical point of differentiation.…”

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“…While the projected and prospective demographic and denominational changes among American Jews are significant in their own right, having direct implications for the religious character of the Jewish population, they also have relevance to the larger society. In some states and urban centers, the Jewish population is a significant fraction of the general population, (e.g., 8.8 percent of New York State, Sheskin and Dashefsky 2020) American Jews have traditionally been a reliable Democratic voting bloc, with high participation. According to Pew (2013), 70 percent of American Jews are Democrats or lean Democratic and 83 percent report being registered to vote.…”

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Projecting Religious Demographics: The Case of Jews in the United States

Pinker

2021

Scientific Study of Religion

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Drawing upon the comprehensive survey of the American Jewish population conducted in 2013 by the Pew Research Center, we estimate the trajectory of the population and its denominational segments, 50 years into the future. Our analysis relies upon estimates of the population in 2013, fertility rates, marriage behaviors, and denominational switching patterns as inputs into a model of population demographics. We project that over the next 50 years, the demographics of U.S. Jews are likely to change dramatically, with the share of the population that is Orthodox rising from 12 percent to 29 percent, with their share of the child population increasing from 22 percent to 51 percent. Among Reform and Conservative Jews, the number of 30‐ to 69‐year‐olds is projected to drop by approximately 46 percent over this period. We also project a slight drop in the total Jewish population followed by a recovery propelled by the growing Orthodox population.

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“…Between 1980 and 2019, the percentage of Jews in the Northeast declined by nearly one-quarter (from 57% to 44%). While the proportion of Jews in the Midwest remained stable (12% to 11%), the proportion of Jews in the South increased by more than one-third (16% to 22%) and in the West by more than one-half (15% to 23%) (Sheskin and Dashefsky 2020 :162). Note that, during these four decades, interfaith marriage rates increased from about four in ten (42%) to nearly six in ten (58%).…”

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A Half-Century (1970–2020) of the Social Scientific Study of Jewry: Reflections and Projections on Past, Present, and Future

Dashefsky

2021

Cont Jewry

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I begin with a tribute to my professors at Gratz College and Temple University in Philadelphia (1960–1966), at Hebrew University and Hayim Greenberg College in Jerusalem (1962–1963), and at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis (1966–1969), as well as to my colleagues and co-authors; and I follow with five substantive points: An assessment of the past versus the present of the social scientific study of Jewry is offered, for which I note that the way to understand the social and religious adjustments of American Jews is to examine their economic and political adjustments first. The changes across a 50-year time span of ASSJ as a professional organization are charted and reveal that between 1970 and 2020 the organization had more than tripled in size, became much more gender-balanced, and initiated a journal ( Contemporary Jewry ), which published dozens of articles in the latest 3-year cycle. Grounds for optimism versus pessimism in viewing the future of American Jewry are examined as follows: Antisemitism is increasing, but Jews are the most warmly regarded US religious group. Interfaith marriage continues, but a majority of children are receiving a Jewish upbringing. The religious “nones” are growing, but the great majority of them feel proud to be Jewish. Geographic mobility and residential dispersion continue, but new means of internet connections are growing. Recommendations for the future of the social scientific study of US Jewry are offered. Recommendations for the future of ASSJ are suggested. Finally, I end with a personal tribute to my family and finish with a quote from the Talmud. “Scholars increase peace in the world,” and conclude with this praise: “To scholars and to peace!”

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United States Jewish Population, 2019

Cited by 15 publications

References 13 publications

Disillusioned defenders? The integration challenges of American Jewish return migrants in the Israel Defense Forces

Disillusioned defenders? The integration challenges of American Jewish return migrants in the Israel Defense Forces

Projecting Religious Demographics: The Case of Jews in the United States

A Half-Century (1970–2020) of the Social Scientific Study of Jewry: Reflections and Projections on Past, Present, and Future

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