The Israeli corner of the American Jewish community


 

Publication Date: January 1993

Publisher: American Jewish Committee

Author(s): Sherry Rosen

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: American Jews; Immigration

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The paper distinguishes between the many myths concerning Israelis in America and their actual demographic and sociological realities. The author notes a subtle yet significant shift in communal policy toward their presence in America and surveys a variety of communal programs to outreach them. The author suggests that their levels of Jewish identity and religious observance are actually considerable higher than is commonly believed.