Twentysomething and Jewish: Personal Reflections on Jewish Identity

Publication Date: January 1994

Publisher: American Jewish Committee

Author(s): Stephanie Bash; Keith Chertok; Debra Nussbaum Cohen; Elise Eplan

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: Adulthood; Birth cohorts; Jewish identification

Type: Other

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This publication focuses on a generation whose voices are seldom heard in the Jewish community - the "twenty something" generation. It is a collection of personal essays, written by young people who share their frustrations and disappointments and their excitement and sense of fulfillment with Jewish life and the Jewish community. All are engaged in a twofold search: first, for meaningful ways of identifying as Jews, and second, for a sense of place - for community and roots.