The Research Needs of the Local Jewish Community: Current Trends and New Directions


 

Publication Date: January 1982

Publisher: Transaction Publishers

Author(s): Bruce A. Phillips

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: American Jews; Academic research; Demography

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Despite the importance of nationally conducted research, the local Jewish community itself should be considered scholarly agenda. The paper reviews the state of local Jewish research along with suggestions for new directions and standards to be developed. The article argues for the importance of the local Jewish community as a research setting and object.