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Publication Date: January 2007
Publisher: Jewish People Policy Planning Institute; Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry
Author(s): Sergio DellaPergola
Research Area: Culture and religion
Keywords: Migration; Assimilation; Jewish Continuity; Jewish Identification
Type: Report
Abstract:
The author explores selected aspects of Jewish identity in the changing context of contemporary general and Jewish society. He contrasts several models of assimilation and analyzes recent demographic studies and surveys. He finds that patterns of Jewish identification are diverse and continuously changing, albeit with trends that can be projected into the future.