The Great Welfare Debate of 1995: Top Ten Changes in Jewish Family Life and Their Social Policy Implications


 

Publication Date: January 1995

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Anita Friedman

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Law; Communal Organization; Poverty

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Underlying the public debate over welfare reform and the role of government in helping families are major changes in family life that affect Jews as well as non-Jews. The current period of social discontent offers our institutions a unique opportunity to bring about positive social change by providing fresh policy solutions and inspired leadership.