Comparing American Jewish Identity with Israeli Jewish Identity

Publication Date: January 2000

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Norman Linzer

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Jewish Identification; Jewish Culture; Community Relations

Type: Report

Coverage: Israel United States

Abstract:

This article compares American Jewish identity with Israeli Jewish identity along these dimensions: relationship with the larger culture, the calendar, religion, nationality and ethnicity, universal and particular values, and collectivism and individualism. Identity continues to be fluid in both countries as both confront the forces of modernity.