Strengthening Jewish Identity: Jewish Programming for Émigré Teens in the San Francisco Bay Area


 

Publication Date: June 1997

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Joel Streiker

Research Area: Culture and religion; Population and demographics

Keywords: World Jews; Immigration; Jewish Identification

Type: Report

Coverage: California

Abstract:

Most emigre teens arrive in the United States feeling a strong connection to the Jewish people, and participation in Jewish programming in the San Francisco Bay area has had a dramatically positive impact on their Jewish identity. The success of programming for emigre teens provides a model for designing more effective programming for all Jewish teens, as well as for emigre young adults.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.73 no.4, Summer 1997.