The 1996/97 Jewish Population Study of Great Philadelphia: Special Report No. 3: Believing, Behaving, Belonging: Jewish Identity and Affiliation in Greater Philadelphia


 

Publication Date: January 1998

Publisher: Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

Author(s): Egon Mayer

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: American Jews; Jewish identification; Identity formation

Type: Report

Coverage: Pennsylvania

Abstract:

This study describes with broad statistical brush-strokes the variety and extent of Jewish identification patterns among the Jews of Philadelphia. The paper is intended to enable those concerned about the continuity of Judaism and the Jewish community to plan more responsively to meet the complex social, cultural and religious needs of the people comprising the local Jewish community.