Jewish Acculturation and the Soviet Immigrant

Publication Date: December 1980

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Simcha R. Goldberg

Research Area: Culture and religion; Population and demographics

Keywords: Immigration; Outreach; Jewish Identification

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author describes how acculturation in general, and Jewish acculturation in particular, is beginning to emerge as a major priority in the effort of communities to resettle the Soviet immigrants in their midst. He argues that "all" we can do with the newest arrivals is to begin the development of a Jewish interest, or even better, begin to estabish what Rabbi Posner called a "Jewish need" during the initial resettlement period.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.57 no.2, Winter 1980.