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The Impact of Childhood Jewish Education on Adults' Jewish Identity: Schooling, Israel Travel, Camping and Youth Groups.
Publication Date: July 2004
Author(s): Laurence A. Kotler-Berkowitz; Steven M. Cohen
Special Collection: Berman Jewish Policy Archive
Topic: Culture and religion (Religion and religious groups)
Social conditions (Social values)
Keywords: Identity formation; Demography; American Jews
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This report utilizes data from the 2000-01 NJPS to analyze the impact of various forms of respondents' past Jewish education upon selected measures of current Jewish identity. The analysis accounts for the type of Jewish homes and experiences of respondents in their childhood and adolescent years, understanding that these factors also influence current Jewish identity levels.